No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [v-ing] to be | 8824 | |
2 | going to [be] | 5936 | |
3 | waiting to [be] | 392 | |
4 | trying to [be] | 308 | |
5 | pretending to [be] | 209 | |
6 | beginning to [be] | 180 | |
7 | having to [be] | 147 | |
8 | wanting to [be] | 136 | |
9 | proving to [be] | 102 | |
10 | claiming to [be] | 100 | |
11 | hoping to [be] | 67 | |
12 | expecting to [be] | 65 | |
13 | needing to [be] | 56 | |
14 | refusing to [be] | 53 | |
15 | appearing to [be] | 47 | |
16 | wishing to [be] | 42 | |
17 | ceasing to [be] | 42 | |
18 | purporting to [be] | 40 | |
19 | asking to [be] | 38 | |
20 | coming to [be] | 37 | |
21 | learning to [be] | 36 | |
22 | seeming to [be] | 36 | |
23 | training to [be] | 33 | |
24 | demanding to [be] | 31 | |
25 | continuing to [be] | 30 | |
26 | getting to [be] | 25 | |
27 | tending to [be] | 25 | |
28 | longing to [be] | 18 | |
29 | begging to [be] | 18 | |
30 | aiming to [be] | 16 |