| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] [verb] a | 504 |
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| 2 | seem to [be] [verb] a | 139 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to [be] [verb] a | 130 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to [be] [verb] a | 121 |
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| 5 | [noun] to [be] [verb] a | 98 |
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| 6 | [vb base] to [be] [verb] a | 93 |
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| 7 | [adj] to [be] [verb] a | 84 |
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| 8 | [be] to [be] [verb] a | 81 |
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| 9 | be to [be] [verb] a | 81 |
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| 10 | [adj] to [be] [verb] a | 76 |
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| 11 | [vb -s] to [be] [verb] a | 67 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] to [be] [verb] a | 61 |
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| 13 | seemed to [be] [verb] a | 58 |
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| 14 | have to [be] [verb] a | 52 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] to [be] [verb] a | 51 |
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| 16 | appear to [be] [verb] a | 49 |
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| 17 | [adv] to [be] [verb] a | 45 |
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| 18 | [v-ing] to [be] [verb] a | 41 |
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| 19 | seem to [be] [verb] a | 40 |
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| 20 | is to [be] [verb] a | 37 |
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| 21 | [is] to [be] [verb] a | 37 |
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| 22 | seems to [be] [verb] a | 34 |
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| 23 | [was/were] to [be] [verb] a | 31 |
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| 24 | [adv] to [be] [verb] a | 30 |
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| 25 | going to [be] [verb] a | 29 |
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| 26 | go to [be] [verb] a | 29 |
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| 27 | [modal v] to [be] [verb] a | 24 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] to [be] [verb] a | 24 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] to [be] [verb] a | 23 |
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| 30 | [pron] to [be] [verb] a | 21 |
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