No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
31 | [modal v] to be | 4613 | |
32 | [vb mod] to be | 4613 | |
33 | has to be | 4534 | |
34 | have to be | 4230 | |
35 | was to be | 3992 | |
36 | want to be | 3756 | |
37 | seems to be | 3440 | |
38 | have to be | 3285 | |
39 | not to be | 3195 | |
40 | [not/n't] to be | 3195 | |
41 | not to be | 3110 | |
42 | [adv prt] to be | 3105 | |
43 | seemed to be | 3083 | |
44 | [am/are] to be | 2985 | |
45 | are to be | 2899 | |
46 | tend to be | 2740 | |
47 | used to be | 2739 | |
48 | used to be | 2739 | |
49 | needs to be | 2622 | |
50 | need to be | 2391 | |
51 | were to be | 2244 | |
52 | out to be | 2100 | |
53 | out to be | 2100 | |
54 | prove to be | 1919 | |
55 | say to be | 1902 | |
56 | expect to be | 1900 | |
57 | ought to be | 1859 | |
58 | ought to be | 1859 | |
59 | [conj] to be | 1857 | |
60 | supposed to be | 1845 |