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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	1923
2	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg]	1552
3	was [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	1439
4	were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	574
5	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun pl]	369
6	[was/were] able [to-vb] the [noun]	363
7	[was/were] able [to-vb] the [noun]	363
8	[was/were] unable [to-vb] the [noun]	205
9	[was/were] unable [to-vb] the [noun]	205
10	[was/were] [adj] to see the [noun]	127
11	[was/were] prepared [to-vb] the [noun]	98
12	[was/were] prepared [to-vb] the [noun]	98
13	[was/were] necessary [to-vb] the [noun]	67
14	[was/were] necessary [to-vb] the [noun]	67
15	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun prp]	66
16	[was/were] [det] [to-vb] the [noun]	57
17	[was/were] possible [to-vb] the [noun]	57
18	[was/were] possible [to-vb] the [noun]	57
19	[was/were] ready [to-vb] the [noun]	48
20	[was/were] ready [to-vb] the [noun]	48
21	[was/were] enough [to-vb] the [noun]	47
22	[was/were] enough [to-vb] the [noun]	47
23	[was/were] impossible [to-vb] the [noun]	45
24	[was/were] impossible [to-vb] the [noun]	45
25	[was/were] [adj] to take the [noun]	43
26	[was/were] [adj] to accept the [noun]	43
27	[was/were] supposed [to-vb] the [noun]	42
28	[was/were] supposed [to-vb] the [noun]	42
29	[was/were] entitled [to-vb] the [noun]	40
30	[was/were] quick [to-vb] the [noun]	40