No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [modal v] to be [v-ing] | 252 | |
2 | [vb mod] to be [v-ing] | 252 | |
3 | [modal v] to be [v-ing] | 252 | |
4 | ought to be [v-ing] | 225 | |
5 | ought to be [v-ing] | 225 | |
6 | [modal v] to be doing | 40 | |
7 | used to be [v-ing] | 27 | |
8 | used to be [v-ing] | 27 | |
9 | [modal v] to be looking | 17 | |
10 | [modal v] to be getting | 12 | |
11 | [modal v] to be going | 11 | |
12 | [modal v] to be thinking | 7 | |
13 | [modal v] to be asking | 7 | |
14 | [modal v] to be coming | 6 | |
15 | [modal v] to be taking | 5 | |
16 | [modal v] to be working | 5 | |
17 | [modal v] to be making | 5 | |
18 | [modal v] to be talking | 5 |