| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 931 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 342 |
|
| 3 | [is] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 252 |
|
| 4 | is [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 236 |
|
| 5 | was [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 202 |
|
| 6 | [be] said to be [v-ing] | 187 |
|
| 7 | be [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 159 |
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| 8 | [be] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 159 |
|
| 9 | [am/are] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 156 |
|
| 10 | were [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 140 |
|
| 11 | are [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 134 |
|
| 12 | [be] seen to be [v-ing] | 118 |
|
| 13 | [be] reported to be [v-ing] | 86 |
|
| 14 | [be] thought to be [v-ing] | 72 |
|
| 15 | [be] found to be [v-ing] | 72 |
|
| 16 | [be] believed to be [v-ing] | 69 |
|
| 17 | [be] meant to be [v-ing] | 66 |
|
| 18 | [be] [vb pp] to be doing | 39 |
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| 19 | [be] understood to be [v-ing] | 35 |
|
| 20 | [be] rumoured to be [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 21 | [be] known to be [v-ing] | 25 |
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| 22 | [be] [vb pp] to be suffering | 25 |
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| 23 | [be] [vb pp] to be working | 24 |
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| 24 | [be] [vb pp] to be carrying | 22 |
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| 25 | [be] [vb pp] to be making | 20 |
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| 26 | [be] [vb pp] to be acting | 19 |
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| 27 | been [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 28 | [been] [vb pp] to be [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 29 | [be] [vb pp] to be taking | 18 |
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| 30 | [be] shown to be [v-ing] | 17 |
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