| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [v-ing] | 5334 |
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| 2 | seem to be [v-ing] | 2244 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to be [v-ing] | 1682 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 1228 |
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| 5 | seemed to be [v-ing] | 1094 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be [v-ing] | 935 |
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| 7 | [adj] to be [v-ing] | 900 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [v-ing] | 843 |
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| 9 | [vb base] to be [v-ing] | 721 |
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| 10 | appear to be [v-ing] | 693 |
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| 11 | seems to be [v-ing] | 564 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] to be [v-ing] | 464 |
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| 13 | [noun] to be [v-ing] | 437 |
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| 14 | supposed to be [v-ing] | 435 |
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| 15 | supposed to be [v-ing] | 435 |
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| 16 | [v-ing] to be [v-ing] | 382 |
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| 17 | seem to be [v-ing] | 377 |
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| 18 | go to be [v-ing] | 341 |
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| 19 | going to be [v-ing] | 339 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] to be [v-ing] | 293 |
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| 21 | appeared to be [v-ing] | 279 |
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| 22 | [vb mod] to be [v-ing] | 252 |
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| 23 | [modal v] to be [v-ing] | 252 |
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| 24 | ought to be [v-ing] | 225 |
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| 25 | ought to be [v-ing] | 225 |
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| 26 | [adv] to be [v-ing] | 219 |
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| 27 | say to be [v-ing] | 212 |
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| 28 | said to be [v-ing] | 203 |
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| 29 | [pron] to be [v-ing] | 184 |
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| 30 | appears to be [v-ing] | 179 |
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