| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [verb] to be | 1982 |
|
| 2 | they [vb base] to be | 1268 |
|
| 3 | they [vb past] to be | 708 |
|
| 4 | they have to be | 479 |
|
| 5 | they seem to be | 310 |
|
| 6 | they have to be | 256 |
|
| 7 | they need to be | 219 |
|
| 8 | they had to be | 202 |
|
| 9 | they need to be | 190 |
|
| 10 | they tend to be | 184 |
|
| 11 | they seem to be | 169 |
|
| 12 | they tend to be | 157 |
|
| 13 | they want to be | 144 |
|
| 14 | they seemed to be | 137 |
|
| 15 | they appear to be | 116 |
|
| 16 | they want to be | 103 |
|
| 17 | them [verb] to be | 93 |
|
| 18 | they appear to be | 72 |
|
| 19 | they consider to be | 67 |
|
| 20 | they happen to be | 49 |
|
| 21 | they consider to be | 45 |
|
| 22 | they [vb infin] to be | 39 |
|
| 23 | they appeared to be | 39 |
|
| 24 | they believe to be | 36 |
|
| 25 | they wanted to be | 35 |
|
| 26 | they happen to be | 31 |
|
| 27 | they come to be | 31 |
|
| 28 | they [v-ing] to be | 30 |
|
| 29 | they claim to be | 28 |
|
| 30 | they continue to be | 27 |
|
