| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [verb] to be | 1867 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] [vb -s] to be | 1050 |
|
| 3 | [ex0] seem to be | 804 |
|
| 4 | [ex0] [vb past] to be | 579 |
|
| 5 | [ex0] have to be | 461 |
|
| 6 | [ex0] seems to be | 427 |
|
| 7 | [ex0] appear to be | 372 |
|
| 8 | [ex0] seemed to be | 276 |
|
| 9 | [ex0] has to be | 255 |
|
| 10 | [ex0] [vb base] to be | 220 |
|
| 11 | [ex0] appears to be | 207 |
|
| 12 | [ex0] had to be | 159 |
|
| 13 | [ex0] need to be | 122 |
|
| 14 | [ex0] needs to be | 110 |
|
| 15 | [ex0] seem to be | 101 |
|
| 16 | [ex0] appeared to be | 98 |
|
| 17 | [ex0] appear to be | 67 |
|
| 18 | [ex0] have to be | 47 |
|
| 19 | [ex0] tend to be | 27 |
|
| 20 | [ex0] tends to be | 23 |
|
| 21 | [ex0] continue to be | 20 |
|
| 22 | [ex0] happen to be | 17 |
|
| 23 | [ex0] going to be | 16 |
|
| 24 | [ex0] go to be | 16 |
|
| 25 | [ex0] [v-ing] to be | 16 |
|
| 26 | [ex0] happens to be | 12 |
|
| 27 | [ex0] needed to be | 10 |
|
| 28 | [ex0] continued to be | 10 |
|
| 29 | [ex0] continues to be | 9 |
|
| 30 | [ex0] prove to be | 5 |
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