| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] to be | 662 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] to [be] | 662 |
|
| 3 | [noun] was [adv] to [be] | 445 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] to [be] | 364 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] to [be] | 328 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] not to [be] | 245 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [not/n't] to [be] | 245 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] not to [be] | 233 |
|
| 9 | [noun] were [adv] to [be] | 217 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] to [be] | 179 |
|
| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] to [be] | 105 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] to [be] | 89 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] about to [be] | 89 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] about to [be] | 89 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] nowhere to [be] | 49 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] nowhere to [be] | 49 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] also to [be] | 43 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] also to [be] | 43 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] soon to [be] | 26 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] soon to [be] | 26 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] now to [be] | 20 |
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| 22 | [noun] [was/were] now to [be] | 20 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] still to [be] | 19 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] still to [be] | 19 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] only to [be] | 18 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] only to [be] | 18 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] there to [be] | 15 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] there to [be] | 15 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] never to [be] | 13 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] never to [be] | 13 |
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