| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [verb] to [be] | 18960 |
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| 2 | [pron] [vb past] to [be] | 6945 |
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| 3 | [pron] [vb -s] to [be] | 5747 |
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| 4 | [pron] [vb base] to [be] | 5352 |
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| 5 | [pron] have to [be] | 4740 |
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| 6 | [pron] [be] to [be] | 3757 |
|
| 7 | [pron] be to [be] | 3757 |
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| 8 | [pron] seem to [be] | 3190 |
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| 9 | [pron] [modal v] to [be] | 2740 |
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| 10 | [pron] [vb mod] to [be] | 2740 |
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| 11 | [pron] had to [be] | 1788 |
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| 12 | [pron] need to [be] | 1783 |
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| 13 | [pron] used to [be] | 1772 |
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| 14 | [pron] used to [be] | 1772 |
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| 15 | [pron] want to [be] | 1722 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] to [be] | 1698 |
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| 17 | [pron] [noun] to [be] | 1584 |
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| 18 | [pron] has to [be] | 1579 |
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| 19 | [pron] appear to [be] | 1506 |
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| 20 | [pron] [is] to [be] | 1449 |
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| 21 | [pron] seemed to [be] | 1368 |
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| 22 | [pron] is to [be] | 1346 |
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| 23 | [pron] seems to [be] | 1245 |
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| 24 | [pron] was to [be] | 1238 |
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| 25 | [pron] have to [be] | 1229 |
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| 26 | [pron] [noun sg] to [be] | 1089 |
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| 27 | [pron] ought to [be] | 958 |
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| 28 | [pron] ought to [be] | 958 |
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| 29 | [pron] need to [be] | 859 |
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| 30 | [pron] want to [be] | 761 |
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