| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be a [adj] [noun] | 2830 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be a [adj] [noun] | 704 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to be a [adj] [noun] | 654 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be a [adj] [noun] | 542 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] to be a [adj] [noun] | 402 |
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| 6 | seem to be a [adj] [noun] | 401 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] to be a [adj] [noun] | 388 |
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| 8 | [adj] to be a [adj] [noun] | 378 |
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| 9 | [noun] to be a [adj] [noun] | 340 |
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| 10 | go to be a [adj] [noun] | 330 |
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| 11 | going to be a [adj] [noun] | 329 |
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| 12 | [adv] to be a [adj] [noun] | 314 |
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| 13 | appear to be a [adj] [noun] | 313 |
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| 14 | [adj] to be a [adj] [noun] | 312 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] to be a [adj] [noun] | 246 |
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| 16 | prove to be a [adj] [noun] | 244 |
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| 17 | [be] to be a [adj] [noun] | 227 |
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| 18 | be to be a [adj] [noun] | 227 |
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| 19 | have to be a [adj] [noun] | 223 |
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| 20 | [adv prt] to be a [adj] [noun] | 209 |
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| 21 | out to be a [adj] [noun] | 195 |
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| 22 | out to be a [adj] [noun] | 195 |
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| 23 | seems to be a [adj] [noun] | 194 |
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| 24 | [pron] to be a [adj] [noun] | 190 |
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| 25 | appears to be a [adj] [noun] | 145 |
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| 26 | [modal v] to be a [adj] [noun] | 141 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] to be a [adj] [noun] | 141 |
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| 28 | [was/were] to be a [adj] [noun] | 135 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] to be a [adj] [noun] | 132 |
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| 30 | [vb base] to be a [adj] [noun] | 131 |
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