| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] | 321 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] | 268 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] | 207 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj] | 115 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] found to be [adv] [adj] | 68 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be too [adj] | 43 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be too [adj] | 43 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be more [adj] | 39 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be more [adj] | 39 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] considered to be [adv] [adj] | 30 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] thought to be [adv] [adj] | 27 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] [num] | 24 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be as [adj] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] said to be [adv] [adj] | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be as [adj] | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] expected to be [adv] [adj] | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be very [adj] | 17 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] high | 17 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be very [adj] | 17 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] [adj -er] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] felt to be [adv] [adj] | 16 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be so [adj] | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be so [adj] | 14 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] reported to be [adv] [adj] | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] [det] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [adv] high | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be about [adj] | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be less [adj] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be about [adj] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be less [adj] | 10 |
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