| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [prep] [adj] | 484 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be [prep] [adj] | 194 |
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| 3 | [adj] to be [prep] [adj] | 90 |
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| 4 | [adj] to be [prep] [adj] | 86 |
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| 5 | [vb past] to be [prep] [adj] | 82 |
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| 6 | [noun] to be [prep] [adj] | 81 |
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| 7 | [vb -s] to be [prep] [adj] | 66 |
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| 8 | [vb base] to be [prep] [adj] | 61 |
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| 9 | likely to be [prep] [adj] | 56 |
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| 10 | likely to be [prep] [adj] | 56 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] to be [prep] [adj] | 53 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] to be [prep] [adj] | 51 |
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| 13 | seem to be [prep] [adj] | 50 |
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| 14 | appear to be [prep] [adj] | 41 |
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| 15 | [be] to be [prep] [adj] | 39 |
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| 16 | be to be [prep] [adj] | 39 |
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| 17 | prove to be [prep] [adj] | 38 |
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| 18 | [adv] to be [prep] [adj] | 36 |
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| 19 | have to be [prep] [adj] | 35 |
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| 20 | [v-ing] to be [prep] [adj] | 28 |
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| 21 | consider to be [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 22 | [pron] to be [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 23 | considered to be [prep] [adj] | 24 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] to be [prep] [adj] | 24 |
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| 25 | go to be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 26 | going to be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 27 | say to be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 28 | need to be [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 29 | [was/were] to be [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 30 | tend to be [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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