| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [adv] [verb] to be | 656 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [adv] [verb] to be | 503 |
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| 3 | [noun] [adv] [vb -s] to be | 438 |
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| 4 | [noun] [adv] [vb base] to be | 376 |
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| 5 | [noun] [adv] [vb past] to be | 288 |
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| 6 | [noun] [adv] have to be | 287 |
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| 7 | [noun] [adv] seem to be | 221 |
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| 8 | [noun] also [verb] to be | 198 |
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| 9 | [noun] [adv] need to be | 186 |
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| 10 | [noun] still [verb] to be | 168 |
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| 11 | [noun] [adv] [vb pp] to be | 165 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [adv] [verb] to be | 137 |
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| 13 | [noun] now [verb] to be | 117 |
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| 14 | [noun] [adv] appear to be | 108 |
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| 15 | [noun] [adv] seems to be | 102 |
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| 16 | [noun] [adv] had to be | 97 |
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| 17 | [noun] [adv] has to be | 96 |
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| 18 | [noun] [adv] have to be | 87 |
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| 19 | [noun] [adv] needs to be | 86 |
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| 20 | [noun] [adv] need to be | 85 |
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| 21 | [noun] [adv] tend to be | 73 |
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| 22 | [noun] always [verb] to be | 68 |
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| 23 | [noun] often [verb] to be | 68 |
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| 24 | [noun] [adv] seem to be | 66 |
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| 25 | [noun] just [verb] to be | 53 |
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| 26 | [noun] [adv] appears to be | 53 |
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| 27 | [noun] [adv] seemed to be | 53 |
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| 28 | [noun] [adv] [v-ing] to be | 49 |
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| 29 | [noun] [adv] prove to be | 41 |
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| 30 | [noun] [adv] tend to be | 39 |
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