| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [conj] [vb past] to be | 370 |
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| 2 | [noun] [coord] [vb past] to be | 353 |
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| 3 | [noun] and [vb past] to be | 321 |
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| 4 | [noun] and [vb past] to be | 321 |
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| 5 | [noun] [that] [vb past] to be | 218 |
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| 6 | [noun] that [vb past] to be | 218 |
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| 7 | [noun] that [vb past] to be | 218 |
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| 8 | [noun] [conj] had to be | 193 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [conj] [vb past] to be | 160 |
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| 10 | [noun] [conj] seemed to be | 73 |
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| 11 | [noun] [conj] needed to be | 42 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [conj] [vb past] to be | 35 |
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| 13 | [noun] [conj] appeared to be | 31 |
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| 14 | [noun] [conj] proved to be | 23 |
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| 15 | [noun] but [vb past] to be | 22 |
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| 16 | [noun] but [vb past] to be | 22 |
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| 17 | [noun] [conj] came to be | 15 |
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| 18 | [noun] [conj] asked to be | 12 |
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| 19 | [noun] [conj] wanted to be | 12 |
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| 20 | thing [conj] [vb past] to be | 11 |
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| 21 | [noun] [conj] continued to be | 11 |
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| 22 | things [conj] [vb past] to be | 10 |
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| 23 | [noun] [conj] refused to be | 9 |
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| 24 | [n mass] [conj] [vb past] to be | 9 |
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| 25 | [noun] [conj] looked to be | 7 |
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| 26 | [noun] [conj] happened to be | 7 |
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| 27 | [noun] [conj] found to be | 7 |
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| 28 | year [conj] [vb past] to be | 6 |
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| 29 | [noun] [conj] tried to be | 6 |
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| 30 | [noun] or [vb past] to be | 6 |
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