| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have [verb] to be | 2970 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [vb pp] to be | 2965 |
|
| 3 | [vb -s] [verb] to be | 1429 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [verb] to be | 1266 |
|
| 5 | [verb] get to be | 1114 |
|
| 6 | [verb] got to be | 1110 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [verb] to be | 779 |
|
| 8 | has [verb] to be | 678 |
|
| 9 | had [verb] to be | 587 |
|
| 10 | have [verb] to be | 520 |
|
| 11 | [verb] have to be | 504 |
|
| 12 | 've [verb] to be | 472 |
|
| 13 | do [verb] to be | 471 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [vb infin] to be | 465 |
|
| 15 | 's [verb] to be | 452 |
|
| 16 | [verb] prove to be | 313 |
|
| 17 | [verb] seem to be | 309 |
|
| 18 | [verb] proved to be | 292 |
|
| 19 | [verb] had to be | 285 |
|
| 20 | [vb infin] [verb] to be | 255 |
|
| 21 | does [verb] to be | 243 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [to-vb] to be | 221 |
|
| 23 | [verb] come to be | 216 |
|
| 24 | [verb] come to be | 210 |
|
| 25 | [verb] seem to be | 197 |
|
| 26 | have [verb] to be | 194 |
|
| 27 | [vb pp] [verb] to be | 187 |
|
| 28 | [verb] tend to be | 185 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [vb -s] to be | 168 |
|
| 30 | do [verb] to be | 157 |
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