| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | of [noun] [verb] to be | 865 |
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| 2 | [prep] [noun sg] [verb] to be | 812 |
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| 3 | [prep] [noun] [vb -s] to be | 575 |
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| 4 | [prep] [noun] [vb past] to be | 452 |
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| 5 | [prep] [noun pl] [verb] to be | 450 |
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| 6 | [prep] [noun] have to be | 410 |
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| 7 | [prep] [noun] [vb base] to be | 300 |
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| 8 | in [noun] [verb] to be | 242 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun prp] [verb] to be | 241 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun] seem to be | 198 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun] had to be | 162 |
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| 12 | [prep] [noun] need to be | 153 |
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| 13 | [prep] [noun] has to be | 147 |
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| 14 | [prep] [noun] appear to be | 131 |
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| 15 | [prep] [noun] tend to be | 113 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] seems to be | 107 |
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| 17 | [prep] [noun] [v-ing] to be | 104 |
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| 18 | [prep] [noun] [vb pp] to be | 104 |
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| 19 | [prep] [noun] have to be | 93 |
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| 20 | [prep] [noun] needs to be | 90 |
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| 21 | for [noun] [verb] to be | 88 |
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| 22 | to [noun] [verb] to be | 76 |
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| 23 | [prep] [noun] appears to be | 63 |
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| 24 | [prep] [noun] continue to be | 56 |
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| 25 | [prep] [noun] seemed to be | 55 |
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| 26 | with [noun] [verb] to be | 51 |
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| 27 | [prep] [noun] tends to be | 50 |
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| 28 | [prep] [noun] tend to be | 45 |
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| 29 | [prep] [n mass] [verb] to be | 45 |
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| 30 | on [noun] [verb] to be | 44 |
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