| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] to be [adj] [prep] | 708 |
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| 2 | [vb past] to be [adj] of | 190 |
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| 3 | had to be [adj] [prep] | 177 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be [adj] in | 148 |
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| 5 | [vb past] to be [adj] with | 126 |
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| 6 | seemed to be [adj] [prep] | 106 |
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| 7 | [vb past] to be [adj] to | 98 |
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| 8 | [vb past] to be [adj] for | 77 |
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| 9 | proved to be [adj] [prep] | 60 |
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| 10 | [vb past] to be [num] [prep] | 60 |
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| 11 | appeared to be [adj] [prep] | 56 |
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| 12 | [vb past] to be one [prep] | 56 |
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| 13 | [vb past] to be one [prep] | 56 |
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| 14 | [vb past] to be content [prep] | 43 |
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| 15 | [vb past] to be content [prep] | 43 |
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| 16 | wanted to be [adj] [prep] | 42 |
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| 17 | tended to be [adj] [prep] | 39 |
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| 18 | [vb past] to be [adj] at | 38 |
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| 19 | [vb past] to be [adj] about | 36 |
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| 20 | continued to be [adj] [prep] | 34 |
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| 21 | [vb past] to be involved [prep] | 27 |
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| 22 | [vb past] to be involved [prep] | 27 |
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| 23 | believed to be [adj] [prep] | 25 |
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| 24 | [vb past] to be [adj] by | 25 |
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| 25 | [vb past] to be [det] [prep] | 20 |
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| 26 | began to be [adj] [prep] | 19 |
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| 27 | [vb past] to be available [prep] | 18 |
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| 28 | said to be [adj] [prep] | 18 |
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| 29 | [vb past] to be available [prep] | 18 |
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| 30 | [vb past] to be full [prep] | 17 |
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