| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to be [art] | 1015 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] to be [art] | 907 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [art] | 725 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] to be a | 562 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] to be the | 347 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] to be [art] | 287 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] go to be [art] | 224 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] going to be [art] | 223 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] to be [art] | 112 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to be an | 94 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] think to be [art] | 73 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] thought to be [art] | 73 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] said to be [art] | 62 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] say to be [art] | 62 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] considered to be [art] | 60 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] consider to be [art] | 60 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] meant to be [art] | 47 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] mean to be [art] | 47 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] believe to be [art] | 45 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] believed to be [art] | 45 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] hold to be [art] | 44 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] held to be [art] | 44 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] intend to be [art] | 41 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] intended to be [art] | 41 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] find to be [art] | 32 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] found to be [art] | 32 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] see to be [art] | 30 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] seen to be [art] | 30 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] expect to be [art] | 22 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] expected to be [art] | 22 |
|
