| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be a [adv] | 499 |
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| 2 | [vb -s] to be a [adv] | 121 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to be a [adv] | 104 |
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| 4 | seem to be a [adv] | 94 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] to be a [adv] | 93 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] to be a [adv] | 81 |
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| 7 | prove to be a [adv] | 65 |
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| 8 | [adv] to be a [adv] | 63 |
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| 9 | appear to be a [adv] | 59 |
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| 10 | [noun] to be a [adv] | 57 |
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| 11 | [v-ing] to be a [adv] | 55 |
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| 12 | [adj] to be a [adv] | 52 |
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| 13 | [adv prt] to be a [adv] | 48 |
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| 14 | [pron] to be a [adv] | 48 |
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| 15 | seems to be a [adv] | 48 |
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| 16 | [adj] to be a [adv] | 45 |
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| 17 | have to be a [adv] | 45 |
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| 18 | out to be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 19 | out to be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 20 | [vb base] to be a [adv] | 44 |
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| 21 | go to be a [adv] | 42 |
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| 22 | going to be a [adv] | 42 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] to be a [adv] | 41 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] to be a [adv] | 35 |
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| 25 | proved to be a [adv] | 30 |
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| 26 | appears to be a [adv] | 24 |
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| 27 | [modal v] to be a [adv] | 22 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] to be a [adv] | 22 |
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| 29 | likely to be a [adv] | 22 |
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| 30 | tend to be a [adv] | 22 |
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