| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to [be] a [adj] | 2692 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to [be] a [adj] | 662 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to [be] a [adj] | 583 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to [be] a [adj] | 543 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] to [be] a [adj] | 412 |
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| 6 | [adj] to [be] a [adj] | 375 |
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| 7 | seem to [be] a [adj] | 362 |
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| 8 | [vb infin] to [be] a [adj] | 355 |
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| 9 | go to [be] a [adj] | 341 |
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| 10 | going to [be] a [adj] | 340 |
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| 11 | [adv] to [be] a [adj] | 322 |
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| 12 | [noun] to [be] a [adj] | 321 |
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| 13 | [adj] to [be] a [adj] | 319 |
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| 14 | appear to [be] a [adj] | 274 |
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| 15 | prove to [be] a [adj] | 245 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] to [be] a [adj] | 234 |
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| 17 | [be] to [be] a [adj] | 229 |
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| 18 | be to [be] a [adj] | 229 |
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| 19 | have to [be] a [adj] | 223 |
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| 20 | [adv prt] to [be] a [adj] | 222 |
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| 21 | out to [be] a [adj] | 200 |
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| 22 | out to [be] a [adj] | 200 |
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| 23 | [pron] to [be] a [adj] | 185 |
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| 24 | seems to [be] a [adj] | 169 |
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| 25 | [modal v] to [be] a [adj] | 143 |
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| 26 | [vb mod] to [be] a [adj] | 143 |
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| 27 | [was/were] to [be] a [adj] | 141 |
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| 28 | likely to [be] a [adj] | 132 |
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| 29 | likely to [be] a [adj] | 132 |
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| 30 | was to [be] a [adj] | 131 |
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