| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] thing to be | 99 |
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| 2 | [adj] thing to be | 58 |
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| 3 | [art] thing to be | 22 |
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| 4 | [art] thing to be | 22 |
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| 5 | [num ord] thing to be | 20 |
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| 6 | first thing to be | 17 |
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| 7 | first thing to be | 17 |
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| 8 | a thing to be | 16 |
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| 9 | a thing to be | 16 |
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| 10 | one thing to be | 13 |
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| 11 | [num] thing to be | 13 |
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| 12 | one thing to be | 13 |
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| 13 | good thing to be | 8 |
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| 14 | only thing to be | 6 |
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| 15 | only thing to be | 6 |
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| 16 | good thing to be | 6 |
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| 17 | [det] thing to be | 5 |
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| 18 | the thing to be | 5 |
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| 19 | the thing to be | 5 |
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| 20 | thing [verb] to be | 33 |
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| 21 | thing [vb past] to be | 20 |
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| 22 | thing be to be | 18 |
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| 23 | thing [be] to be | 18 |
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| 24 | thing [is] to be | 17 |
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| 25 | thing is to be | 16 |
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| 26 | thing [vb -s] to be | 11 |
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| 27 | thing seem to be | 11 |
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| 28 | thing have to be | 8 |
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| 29 | thing had to be | 7 |
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| 30 | thing seems to be | 6 |
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