| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 766 |
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| 2 | seem to [be] [verb] [pron] | 291 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 227 |
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| 4 | [noun] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 159 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 149 |
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| 6 | seemed to [be] [verb] [pron] | 138 |
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| 7 | [adj] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 136 |
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| 8 | [adj] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 126 |
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| 9 | [vb base] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 111 |
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| 10 | [vb pp] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 110 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 99 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 97 |
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| 13 | be to [be] [verb] [pron] | 90 |
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| 14 | [be] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 90 |
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| 15 | seems to [be] [verb] [pron] | 74 |
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| 16 | [adv] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 73 |
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| 17 | appear to [be] [verb] [pron] | 72 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 69 |
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| 19 | have to [be] [verb] [pron] | 66 |
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| 20 | go to [be] [verb] [pron] | 58 |
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| 21 | going to [be] [verb] [pron] | 57 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 52 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 50 |
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| 24 | [modal v] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 50 |
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| 25 | seem to [be] [verb] [pron] | 48 |
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| 26 | supposed to [be] [verb] [pron] | 46 |
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| 27 | supposed to [be] [verb] [pron] | 46 |
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| 28 | [adv] to [be] [verb] [pron] | 45 |
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| 29 | ought to [be] [verb] [pron] | 39 |
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| 30 | ought to [be] [verb] [pron] | 39 |
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