| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [be] about to be | 341 |
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| 2 | be about to be | 341 |
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| 3 | [was/were] about to be | 172 |
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| 4 | was about to be | 141 |
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| 5 | [is] about to be | 115 |
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| 6 | is about to be | 109 |
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| 7 | [noun] about to be | 68 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] about to be | 50 |
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| 9 | [am/are] about to be | 49 |
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| 10 | are about to be | 41 |
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| 11 | [adv] about to be | 35 |
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| 12 | were about to be | 31 |
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| 13 | [conj] about to be | 21 |
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| 14 | [coord] about to be | 21 |
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| 15 | [adv] about to be | 19 |
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| 16 | [not/n't] about to be | 16 |
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| 17 | not about to be | 16 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] about to be | 14 |
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| 19 | or about to be | 12 |
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| 20 | or about to be | 12 |
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| 21 | and about to be | 9 |
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| 22 | not about to be | 9 |
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| 23 | and about to be | 9 |
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| 24 | just about to be | 8 |
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| 25 | just about to be | 8 |
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| 26 | n't about to be | 7 |
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| 27 | 's about to be | 6 |
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| 28 | be about to be | 5 |
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| 29 | [pron] about to be | 5 |
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| 30 | [verb] about to be | 5 |
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