No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [vb -s] to be | 16877 | |
2 | has to be | 4534 | |
3 | seems to be | 3440 | |
4 | needs to be | 2622 | |
5 | appears to be | 1810 | |
6 | tends to be | 702 | |
7 | remains to be | 482 | |
8 | wants to be | 433 | |
9 | happens to be | 368 | |
10 | continues to be | 327 | |
11 | claims to be | 185 | |
12 | promises to be | 133 | |
13 | deserves to be | 122 | |
14 | ceases to be | 121 | |
15 | proves to be | 103 | |
16 | comes to be | 78 | |
17 | means to be | 70 | |
18 | looks to be | 68 | |
19 | hopes to be | 65 | |
20 | likes to be | 61 | |
21 | expects to be | 59 | |
22 | wishes to be | 58 | |
23 | [vb -s] to being | 56 | |
24 | considers to be | 47 | |
25 | [vb -s] to is | 45 | |
26 | requires to be | 44 | |
27 | purports to be | 43 | |
28 | believes to be | 38 | |
29 | falls to be | 34 | |
30 | pretends to be | 34 |