| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] [prep] a | 533 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to [be] [prep] a | 126 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to [be] [prep] a | 121 |
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| 4 | [vb base] to [be] [prep] a | 93 |
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| 5 | [vb -s] to [be] [prep] a | 83 |
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| 6 | seem to [be] [prep] a | 80 |
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| 7 | have to [be] [prep] a | 77 |
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| 8 | [adj] to [be] [prep] a | 75 |
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| 9 | [noun] to [be] [prep] a | 72 |
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| 10 | [adj] to [be] [prep] a | 70 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] to [be] [prep] a | 70 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] to [be] [prep] a | 51 |
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| 13 | seemed to [be] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 14 | want to [be] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 15 | say to [be] [prep] a | 39 |
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| 16 | appear to [be] [prep] a | 38 |
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| 17 | [v-ing] to [be] [prep] a | 38 |
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| 18 | said to [be] [prep] a | 37 |
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| 19 | be to [be] [prep] a | 36 |
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| 20 | [be] to [be] [prep] a | 36 |
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| 21 | [pron] to [be] [prep] a | 35 |
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| 22 | [adv] to [be] [prep] a | 32 |
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| 23 | go to [be] [prep] a | 31 |
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| 24 | likely to [be] [prep] a | 31 |
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| 25 | going to [be] [prep] a | 31 |
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| 26 | likely to [be] [prep] a | 31 |
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| 27 | need to [be] [prep] a | 30 |
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| 28 | [vb mod] to [be] [prep] a | 29 |
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| 29 | [modal v] to [be] [prep] a | 29 |
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| 30 | tend to [be] [prep] a | 27 |
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