No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [verb] to be an | 1326 | |
2 | [vb pp] to be an | 368 | |
3 | [vb -s] to be an | 327 | |
4 | [vb infin] to be an | 219 | |
5 | [vb past] to be an | 219 | |
6 | seem to be an | 178 | |
7 | [noun] to be an | 176 | |
8 | [adj] to be an | 169 | |
9 | [adv] to be an | 156 | |
10 | appear to be an | 156 | |
11 | [adj] to be an | 139 | |
12 | [v-ing] to be an | 127 | |
13 | have to be an | 122 | |
14 | [noun sg] to be an | 120 | |
15 | seems to be an | 98 | |
16 | [adv prt] to be an | 93 | |
17 | [pron] to be an | 92 | |
18 | prove to be an | 84 | |
19 | going to be an | 83 | |
20 | out to be an | 83 | |
21 | go to be an | 83 | |
22 | out to be an | 83 | |
23 | [be] to be an | 81 | |
24 | be to be an | 81 | |
25 | appears to be an | 75 | |
26 | [pers pn] to be an | 73 | |
27 | [vb base] to be an | 59 | |
28 | [was/were] to be an | 57 | |
29 | have to be an | 54 | |
30 | likely to be an | 54 |