SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [to-vb] the [noun]	1880
2	was [to-vb] the [noun]	1538
3	[was/were] [to-vb] the [noun sg]	1403
4	[was/were] [to-vb] the [noun pl]	360
5	were [to-vb] the [noun]	342
6	[was/were] [to-vb] the [noun prp]	88
7	[was/were] to become the [noun]	48
8	[was/were] to take the [noun]	41
9	[was/were] to get the [noun]	32
10	[was/were] to make the [noun]	31
11	[was/were] [to-vb] the [n mass]	28
12	[was/were] to have the [noun]	26
13	[was/were] to reduce the [noun]	25
14	[was/were] to see the [noun]	21
15	[was/were] to examine the [noun]	20
16	[was/were] to give the [noun]	20
17	[was/were] to keep the [noun]	19
18	[was/were] to provide the [noun]	19
19	[was/were] to leave the [noun]	19
20	[was/were] to increase the [noun]	17
21	[was/were] to use the [noun]	17
22	[was/were] to find the [noun]	16
23	[was/were] to improve the [noun]	15
24	[was/were] to change the [noun]	14
25	[was/were] to determine the [noun]	14
26	[was/were] to form the [noun]	14
27	[was/were] to win the [noun]	14
28	[was/were] [to-vb] the effect	14
29	[was/were] to join the [noun]	13
30	[was/were] to assess the [noun]	13