| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [to-vb] [pron] | 2781 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] | 2179 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 2066 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [pron] | 1659 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pos pn] | 1280 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [to-vb] [pron] | 1083 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [pron] | 1025 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [pron] | 1022 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it | 519 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it | 519 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] try [to-vb] [pron] | 510 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [pron] | 502 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] he | 420 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] his | 391 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] his | 388 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] him | 385 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] their | 367 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] their | 367 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] she | 307 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] they | 290 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her | 288 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] them | 278 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] i | 245 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] me | 220 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [indef pn] | 213 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her | 207 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her | 207 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] forced [to-vb] [pron] | 201 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] force [to-vb] [pron] | 201 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] begin [to-vb] [pron] | 193 |
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