| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what [verb] to be | 912 |
|
| 2 | what [vb -s] to be | 442 |
|
| 3 | what [vb past] to be | 416 |
|
| 4 | what appear to be | 339 |
|
| 5 | what [be] to be | 245 |
|
| 6 | what be to be | 245 |
|
| 7 | what seem to be | 187 |
|
| 8 | what [modal v] to be | 186 |
|
| 9 | what [vb mod] to be | 186 |
|
| 10 | what appeared to be | 169 |
|
| 11 | what [is] to be | 154 |
|
| 12 | what used to be | 139 |
|
| 13 | what appears to be | 139 |
|
| 14 | what used to be | 139 |
|
| 15 | what is to be | 133 |
|
| 16 | what need to be | 128 |
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| 17 | what needs to be | 100 |
|
| 18 | what [was/were] to be | 87 |
|
| 19 | what seems to be | 85 |
|
| 20 | what have to be | 85 |
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| 21 | what seemed to be | 83 |
|
| 22 | what was to be | 81 |
|
| 23 | what [vb base] to be | 49 |
|
| 24 | what ought to be | 46 |
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| 25 | what ought to be | 46 |
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| 26 | what has to be | 44 |
|
| 27 | what come to be | 41 |
|
| 28 | what had to be | 41 |
|
| 29 | what promise to be | 40 |
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| 30 | what came to be | 40 |
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