| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] [art] | 763 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [to-vb] [art] | 603 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] the | 508 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] the | 508 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] [art] | 382 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv prt] [to-vb] [art] | 268 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] a | 254 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] about [to-vb] [art] | 249 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] about [to-vb] [art] | 249 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] a | 221 |
|
| 11 | were [adv] [to-vb] [art] | 160 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [not/n't] [to-vb] [art] | 90 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] not [to-vb] [art] | 90 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] not [to-vb] [art] | 85 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] to become [art] | 57 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] later [to-vb] [art] | 55 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] later [to-vb] [art] | 55 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] there [to-vb] [art] | 49 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] there [to-vb] [art] | 49 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] an | 33 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] to have [art] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] soon [to-vb] [art] | 23 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] to make [art] | 23 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [to-vb] [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] soon [to-vb] [art] | 23 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] how [to-vb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] how [to-vb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] also [to-vb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] also [to-vb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] to leave [art] | 21 |
|
