| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be never to be | 41 |
|
| 2 | [be] never to be | 41 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] never to be | 28 |
|
| 4 | [noun] never to be | 24 |
|
| 5 | was never to be | 21 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] never to be | 20 |
|
| 7 | were never to be | 7 |
|
| 8 | [coord] never to be | 7 |
|
| 9 | [am/are] never to be | 7 |
|
| 10 | are never to be | 7 |
|
| 11 | [conj] never to be | 7 |
|
| 12 | [verb] never to be | 7 |
|
| 13 | [is] never to be | 6 |
|
| 14 | is never to be | 6 |
|
| 15 | and never to be | 5 |
|
| 16 | [adv] never to be | 5 |
|
| 17 | [pron] never to be | 5 |
|
| 18 | and never to be | 5 |
|
| 19 | never [verb] to be | 264 |
|
| 20 | never [vb pp] to be | 74 |
|
| 21 | never [vb past] to be | 61 |
|
| 22 | never [v-ing] to be | 57 |
|
| 23 | never going to be | 56 |
|
| 24 | never go to be | 56 |
|
| 25 | never seem to be | 41 |
|
| 26 | never [vb base] to be | 39 |
|
| 27 | never [modal v] to be | 26 |
|
| 28 | never [vb mod] to be | 26 |
|
| 29 | never want to be | 25 |
|
| 30 | never used to be | 23 |
|
