| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] to be the [adj] | 1924 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] to be the [adj] | 650 |
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| 3 | [vb -s] to be the [adj] | 375 |
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| 4 | [vb past] to be the [adj] | 353 |
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| 5 | seem to be the [adj] | 254 |
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| 6 | [noun] to be the [adj] | 233 |
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| 7 | [adj] to be the [adj] | 223 |
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| 8 | [be] to be the [adj] | 192 |
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| 9 | be to be the [adj] | 192 |
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| 10 | [adj] to be the [adj] | 191 |
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| 11 | [vb base] to be the [adj] | 186 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] to be the [adj] | 184 |
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| 13 | [v-ing] to be the [adj] | 165 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] to be the [adj] | 149 |
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| 15 | [adv] to be the [adj] | 149 |
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| 16 | appear to be the [adj] | 146 |
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| 17 | [was/were] to be the [adj] | 140 |
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| 18 | go to be the [adj] | 124 |
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| 19 | going to be the [adj] | 122 |
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| 20 | seems to be the [adj] | 118 |
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| 21 | was to be the [adj] | 108 |
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| 22 | believe to be the [adj] | 108 |
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| 23 | have to be the [adj] | 108 |
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| 24 | [pron] to be the [adj] | 106 |
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| 25 | consider to be the [adj] | 102 |
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| 26 | claim to be the [adj] | 88 |
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| 27 | think to be the [adj] | 88 |
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| 28 | [adv prt] to be the [adj] | 86 |
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| 29 | likely to be the [adj] | 86 |
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| 30 | likely to be the [adj] | 86 |
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