No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [verb] to be | 91055 | |
2 | [vb pp] to be | 20109 | |
3 | [vb past] to be | 18133 | |
4 | have to be | 18021 | |
5 | [vb -s] to be | 16877 | |
6 | [vb base] to be | 13566 | |
7 | [vb infin] to be | 13090 | |
8 | seem to be | 9566 | |
9 | [v-ing] to be | 8824 | |
10 | need to be | 7366 | |
11 | go to be | 5985 | |
12 | going to be | 5936 | |
13 | had to be | 5406 | |
14 | appear to be | 5097 | |
15 | has to be | 4534 | |
16 | have to be | 4229 | |
17 | want to be | 3748 | |
18 | seems to be | 3440 | |
19 | have to be | 3284 | |
20 | seemed to be | 3083 | |
21 | tend to be | 2739 | |
22 | needs to be | 2622 | |
23 | need to be | 2391 | |
24 | prove to be | 1919 | |
25 | say to be | 1900 | |
26 | expect to be | 1900 | |
27 | appears to be | 1808 | |
28 | continue to be | 1788 | |
29 | said to be | 1664 | |
30 | need to be | 1614 |