| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [noun] | 2452 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [to-vb] [noun] | 2038 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] | 1498 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [to-vb] [noun] | 1213 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [noun pl] | 938 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [noun] | 777 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [noun prp] | 649 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [noun] | 239 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [noun] | 237 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] use [to-vb] [noun] | 217 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] used [to-vb] [noun] | 217 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to take [noun] | 178 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [n mass] | 158 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] try [to-vb] [noun] | 140 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [noun] | 137 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] design [to-vb] [noun] | 129 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] designed [to-vb] [noun] | 129 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] force [to-vb] [noun] | 116 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] forced [to-vb] [noun] | 116 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] expect [to-vb] [noun] | 113 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] asked [to-vb] [noun] | 109 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] ask [to-vb] [noun] | 109 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] to make [noun] | 108 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] expected [to-vb] [noun] | 104 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] to have [noun] | 100 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] allowed [to-vb] [noun] | 94 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] allow [to-vb] [noun] | 94 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] to give [noun] | 91 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] make [to-vb] [noun] | 87 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] made [to-vb] [noun] | 85 |
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