| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] to be [vb pp] | 6807 |
|
| 2 | had to be [verb] | 3704 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] to be [v-ing] | 1682 |
|
| 4 | seemed to be [verb] | 1385 |
|
| 5 | came to be [verb] | 484 |
|
| 6 | appeared to be [verb] | 409 |
|
| 7 | needed to be [verb] | 339 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] to be do | 281 |
|
| 9 | continued to be [verb] | 266 |
|
| 10 | began to be [verb] | 263 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] to be make | 240 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] to be done | 237 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] to be take | 204 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] to be made | 200 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] to be taken | 162 |
|
| 16 | wanted to be [verb] | 151 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] to be see | 134 |
|
| 18 | tended to be [verb] | 133 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] to be seen | 128 |
|
| 20 | refused to be [verb] | 124 |
|
| 21 | happened to be [verb] | 121 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] to be use | 111 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] to be used | 102 |
|
| 24 | expected to be [verb] | 95 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] to be known | 94 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] to be know | 94 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] to be give | 88 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] to be call | 87 |
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| 29 | [vb past] to be carry | 86 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] to be called | 83 |
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