| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [verb] the | 530 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to be [verb] the | 147 |
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| 3 | seem to be [verb] the | 141 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be [verb] the | 136 |
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| 5 | [noun] to be [verb] the | 119 |
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| 6 | be to be [verb] the | 116 |
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| 7 | [be] to be [verb] the | 116 |
|
| 8 | [adj] to be [verb] the | 97 |
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| 9 | [vb -s] to be [verb] the | 96 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be [verb] the | 90 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] to be [verb] the | 86 |
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| 12 | [vb base] to be [verb] the | 71 |
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| 13 | appear to be [verb] the | 60 |
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| 14 | [adv] to be [verb] the | 58 |
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| 15 | seemed to be [verb] the | 54 |
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| 16 | is to be [verb] the | 52 |
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| 17 | [is] to be [verb] the | 52 |
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| 18 | seems to be [verb] the | 47 |
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| 19 | [modal v] to be [verb] the | 44 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] to be [verb] the | 44 |
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| 21 | [vb mod] to be [verb] the | 44 |
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| 22 | have to be [verb] the | 43 |
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| 23 | [was/were] to be [verb] the | 42 |
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| 24 | [adv] to be [verb] the | 40 |
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| 25 | [v-ing] to be [verb] the | 31 |
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| 26 | supposed to be [verb] the | 29 |
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| 27 | supposed to be [verb] the | 29 |
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| 28 | used to be [verb] the | 28 |
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| 29 | used to be [verb] the | 28 |
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| 30 | seem to be [verb] the | 26 |
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