| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 1303 |
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| 2 | seem to be [v-ing] [prep] | 471 |
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| 3 | [vb past] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 448 |
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| 4 | [vb pp] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 316 |
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| 5 | seemed to be [v-ing] [prep] | 267 |
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| 6 | [adj] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 245 |
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| 7 | [adj] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 238 |
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| 8 | [vb -s] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 167 |
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| 9 | appear to be [v-ing] [prep] | 164 |
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| 10 | [vb base] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 161 |
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| 11 | [noun] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 124 |
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| 12 | [v-ing] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 108 |
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| 13 | supposed to be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 14 | seems to be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 15 | supposed to be [v-ing] [prep] | 103 |
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| 16 | [vb infin] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 101 |
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| 17 | go to be [v-ing] [prep] | 97 |
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| 18 | going to be [v-ing] [prep] | 97 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 76 |
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| 20 | appeared to be [v-ing] [prep] | 72 |
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| 21 | seem to be [v-ing] [prep] | 66 |
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| 22 | [adv] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 64 |
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| 23 | [vb mod] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 55 |
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| 24 | [modal v] to be [v-ing] [prep] | 55 |
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| 25 | likely to be [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 26 | likely to be [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 27 | happen to be [v-ing] [prep] | 51 |
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| 28 | ought to be [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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| 29 | ought to be [v-ing] [prep] | 47 |
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| 30 | say to be [v-ing] [prep] | 46 |
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