| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [conj] | 564 |
|
| 2 | [vb -s] to be [conj] | 234 |
|
| 3 | seem to be [conj] | 211 |
|
| 4 | seems to be [conj] | 147 |
|
| 5 | [vb infin] to be [conj] | 78 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] to be [conj] | 77 |
|
| 7 | [modal v] to be [conj] | 69 |
|
| 8 | [vb mod] to be [conj] | 69 |
|
| 9 | appear to be [conj] | 68 |
|
| 10 | [vb pp] to be [conj] | 66 |
|
| 11 | [noun] to be [conj] | 62 |
|
| 12 | have to be [conj] | 61 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] to be [conj] | 59 |
|
| 14 | [adj] to be [conj] | 54 |
|
| 15 | used to be [conj] | 52 |
|
| 16 | used to be [conj] | 52 |
|
| 17 | [adj] to be [conj] | 50 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] to be [conj] | 49 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] to be [conj] | 47 |
|
| 20 | [adv] to be [conj] | 43 |
|
| 21 | appears to be [conj] | 43 |
|
| 22 | go to be [conj] | 41 |
|
| 23 | going to be [conj] | 40 |
|
| 24 | [pron] to be [conj] | 38 |
|
| 25 | seemed to be [conj] | 34 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] to be [conj] | 32 |
|
| 27 | likely to be [conj] | 29 |
|
| 28 | likely to be [conj] | 29 |
|
| 29 | seem to be [conj] | 23 |
|
| 30 | [adv prt] to be [conj] | 20 |
|
