| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [to-vb] be [adj] | 878 |
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| 2 | [noun] [to-vb] be [adj] | 303 |
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| 3 | seem [to-vb] be [adj] | 251 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [to-vb] be [adj] | 229 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] [to-vb] be [adj] | 226 |
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| 6 | [vb pp] [to-vb] be [adj] | 224 |
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| 7 | [vb base] [to-vb] be [adj] | 181 |
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| 8 | seems [to-vb] be [adj] | 132 |
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| 9 | appear [to-vb] be [adj] | 130 |
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| 10 | [adj] [to-vb] be [adj] | 114 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] [to-vb] be [adj] | 111 |
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| 12 | [adj] [to-vb] be [adj] | 100 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [to-vb] be [adj] | 85 |
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| 14 | [adv] [to-vb] be [adj] | 73 |
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| 15 | have [to-vb] be [adj] | 69 |
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| 16 | seem [to-vb] be [adj] | 65 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [to-vb] be [adj] | 62 |
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| 18 | appears [to-vb] be [adj] | 60 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [to-vb] be [adj] | 49 |
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| 20 | say [to-vb] be [adj] | 46 |
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| 21 | seem [to-vb] be [adj] | 46 |
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| 22 | [pron] [to-vb] be [adj] | 43 |
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| 23 | said [to-vb] be [adj] | 43 |
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| 24 | want [to-vb] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 25 | appear [to-vb] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 26 | [modal v] [to-vb] be [adj] | 36 |
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| 27 | [vb mod] [to-vb] be [adj] | 36 |
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| 28 | likely [to-vb] be [adj] | 32 |
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| 29 | likely [to-vb] be [adj] | 32 |
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| 30 | [adv] [to-vb] be [adj] | 30 |
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