| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [verb] to be | 2150 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [verb] to be | 2128 |
|
| 3 | [coord] [verb] to [be] | 2128 |
|
| 4 | and [verb] to [be] | 1647 |
|
| 5 | [coord] [vb past] to [be] | 904 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [vb base] to [be] | 492 |
|
| 7 | [coord] [vb -s] to [be] | 429 |
|
| 8 | [coord] have to [be] | 420 |
|
| 9 | or [verb] to [be] | 283 |
|
| 10 | [coord] had to [be] | 248 |
|
| 11 | but [verb] to [be] | 204 |
|
| 12 | [coord] [v-ing] to [be] | 158 |
|
| 13 | [coord] need to [be] | 155 |
|
| 14 | [coord] seem to [be] | 144 |
|
| 15 | [coord] [vb pp] to [be] | 123 |
|
| 16 | [coord] appear to [be] | 112 |
|
| 17 | [coord] seemed to [be] | 84 |
|
| 18 | [coord] has to [be] | 82 |
|
| 19 | [coord] have to [be] | 75 |
|
| 20 | [coord] continue to [be] | 72 |
|
| 21 | [coord] want to [be] | 64 |
|
| 22 | [coord] tend to [be] | 62 |
|
| 23 | [coord] need to [be] | 61 |
|
| 24 | [coord] needs to [be] | 59 |
|
| 25 | [coord] appeared to [be] | 49 |
|
| 26 | [coord] try to [be] | 45 |
|
| 27 | [coord] pretend to [be] | 44 |
|
| 28 | [coord] prove to [be] | 42 |
|
| 29 | [coord] seems to [be] | 42 |
|
| 30 | [coord] expect to [be] | 37 |
|
