| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [pron] | 1420 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to be [pron] | 311 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] to be [pron] | 268 |
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| 4 | [vb -s] to be [pron] | 256 |
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| 5 | have to be [pron] | 227 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] to be [pron] | 220 |
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| 7 | [v-ing] to be [pron] | 212 |
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| 8 | [noun] to be [pron] | 198 |
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| 9 | seem to be [pron] | 189 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be [pron] | 179 |
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| 11 | [pron] to be [pron] | 179 |
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| 12 | [be] to be [pron] | 168 |
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| 13 | be to be [pron] | 168 |
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| 14 | [adv] to be [pron] | 162 |
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| 15 | [adj] to be [pron] | 157 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] to be [pron] | 156 |
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| 17 | go to be [pron] | 148 |
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| 18 | going to be [pron] | 147 |
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| 19 | [vb base] to be [pron] | 137 |
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| 20 | [was/were] to be [pron] | 131 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] to be [pron] | 125 |
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| 22 | was to be [pron] | 113 |
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| 23 | [modal v] to be [pron] | 93 |
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| 24 | [vb mod] to be [pron] | 93 |
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| 25 | [adv] to be [pron] | 88 |
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| 26 | seemed to be [pron] | 74 |
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| 27 | want to be [pron] | 73 |
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| 28 | had to be [pron] | 73 |
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| 29 | appear to be [pron] | 72 |
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| 30 | used to be [pron] | 69 |
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