No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | have to be | 4229 | |
2 | need to be | 1614 | |
3 | seem to be | 1391 | |
4 | want to be | 1188 | |
5 | appear to be | 867 | |
6 | continue to be | 577 | |
7 | like to be | 534 | |
8 | prove to be | 384 | |
9 | expect to be | 197 | |
10 | wish to be | 181 | |
11 | tend to be | 159 | |
12 | claim to be | 150 | |
13 | afford to be | 124 | |
14 | cease to be | 122 | |
15 | come to be | 90 | |
16 | pretend to be | 82 | |
17 | fail to be | 72 | |
18 | try to be | 68 | |
19 | prefer to be | 57 | |
20 | require to be | 54 | |
21 | mean to be | 50 | |
22 | love to be | 48 | |
23 | hope to be | 47 | |
24 | deserve to be | 46 | |
25 | bear to be | 45 | |
26 | consider to be | 34 | |
27 | happen to be | 34 | |
28 | get to be | 31 | |
29 | wait to be | 31 | |
30 | choose to be | 27 |