| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] be [verb] to be [v-ing] | 140 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [be] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 134 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [verb] to be [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] are [verb] to be [v-ing] | 63 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [am/are] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 63 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [be] said to be [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [be] say to be [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [be] report to be [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [be] reported to be [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [be] believed to be [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [be] believe to be [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [be] understand to be [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [be] understood to be [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [be] find to be [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [be] seen to be [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [be] see to be [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [be] found to be [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] is [verb] to be [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [is] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [be] know to be [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [be] known to be [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [be] think to be [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [be] thought to be [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [be] [v-ing] to be [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [be] go to be [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [be] going to be [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [be] [verb] to be working | 5 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [be] rumoured to be [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [be] rumour to be [v-ing] | 5 |
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