| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 192 |
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| 2 | [noun] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 101 |
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| 3 | [be] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 87 |
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| 4 | be to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 87 |
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| 5 | have to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 82 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 59 |
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| 7 | [vb past] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 8 | [was/were] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
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| 9 | [adj] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 37 |
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| 11 | had to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 36 |
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| 12 | [adv] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 13 | [vb -s] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 14 | [adj] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 16 | [vb base] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 17 | was to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 26 |
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| 18 | [adv] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 26 |
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| 19 | need to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 20 | [vb pp] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 23 |
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| 21 | [am/are] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 23 |
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| 22 | are to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 23 |
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| 23 | is to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 24 | have to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 25 | [is] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 26 | were to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 15 |
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| 28 | [modal v] to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 15 |
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| 29 | seem to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 14 |
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| 30 | ought to be [verb] [verb] [prep] | 13 |
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