| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] seem to be | 309 |
|
| 2 | do seem to [be] | 198 |
|
| 3 | [verb] seem to [be] | 197 |
|
| 4 | [vb -s] seem to [be] | 135 |
|
| 5 | does seem to [be] | 130 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] seem to [be] | 72 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] seem to [be] | 53 |
|
| 8 | [verb] seemed to [be] | 47 |
|
| 9 | have seem to [be] | 46 |
|
| 10 | do seem to [be] | 45 |
|
| 11 | had seem to [be] | 37 |
|
| 12 | [verb] seems to [be] | 30 |
|
| 13 | [vb pp] seem to [be] | 25 |
|
| 14 | did seem to [be] | 23 |
|
| 15 | [verb] seemed to [be] | 22 |
|
| 16 | [verb] seem to [be] | 11 |
|
| 17 | [vb infin] seem to [be] | 9 |
|
| 18 | [to-vb] seem to [be] | 8 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] seem to [be] | 7 |
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