| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to be [vb pp] | 913 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [verb] | 902 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] to be [verb] | 821 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] to be [verb] | 482 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] to be [verb] | 398 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] to be [v-ing] | 385 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] going to be [verb] | 274 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] go to be [verb] | 274 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] found to be [verb] | 114 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] find to be [verb] | 114 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] expect to be [verb] | 108 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] expected to be [verb] | 98 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] said to be [verb] | 91 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] say to be [verb] | 91 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] report to be [verb] | 67 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] reported to be [verb] | 67 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] mean to be [verb] | 56 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] meant to be [verb] | 56 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] think to be [verb] | 45 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] thought to be [verb] | 45 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] see to be [verb] | 38 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] seen to be [verb] | 38 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] believe to be [verb] | 36 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] believed to be [verb] | 36 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] ordered to be [verb] | 34 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] begin to be [verb] | 34 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] beginning to be [verb] | 34 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] order to be [verb] | 34 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] intend to be [verb] | 32 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to be do | 32 |
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