| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [prep] [art] | 1863 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be [prep] [art] | 508 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to be [prep] [art] | 402 |
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| 4 | [noun] to be [prep] [art] | 356 |
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| 5 | [adj] to be [prep] [art] | 318 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be [prep] [art] | 287 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] to be [prep] [art] | 287 |
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| 8 | [vb base] to be [prep] [art] | 283 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] to be [prep] [art] | 234 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] to be [prep] [art] | 233 |
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| 11 | seem to be [prep] [art] | 227 |
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| 12 | have to be [prep] [art] | 223 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] to be [prep] [art] | 144 |
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| 14 | [adv] to be [prep] [art] | 140 |
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| 15 | [vb mod] to be [prep] [art] | 137 |
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| 16 | [modal v] to be [prep] [art] | 137 |
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| 17 | appear to be [prep] [art] | 129 |
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| 18 | want to be [prep] [art] | 120 |
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| 19 | likely to be [prep] [art] | 119 |
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| 20 | likely to be [prep] [art] | 119 |
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| 21 | be to be [prep] [art] | 117 |
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| 22 | [be] to be [prep] [art] | 117 |
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| 23 | [pron] to be [prep] [art] | 114 |
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| 24 | go to be [prep] [art] | 103 |
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| 25 | going to be [prep] [art] | 102 |
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| 26 | seemed to be [prep] [art] | 100 |
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| 27 | [adv] to be [prep] [art] | 92 |
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| 28 | used to be [prep] [art] | 92 |
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| 29 | used to be [prep] [art] | 92 |
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| 30 | happen to be [prep] [art] | 91 |
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