| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] to be [adj] | 410 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adj] to be [adj] | 372 |
|
| 3 | was [adj] to be [adj] | 307 |
|
| 4 | were [adj] to be [adj] | 114 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] likely to be [adj] | 82 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] likely to be [adj] | 82 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] supposed to be [adj] | 73 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] supposed to be [adj] | 73 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] to be able | 65 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adj] to be able | 65 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] unlikely to be [adj] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] unlikely to be [adj] | 32 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adj] to be [det] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] inclined to be [adj] | 18 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] inclined to be [adj] | 18 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] to be [num] | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] good to be [adj] | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] glad to be [adj] | 13 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] glad to be [adj] | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] to be sure | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adj] to be sure | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] prepared to be [adj] | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] prepared to be [adj] | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] to be one | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] difficult to be [adj] | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adj] to be [adj -er] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] lucky to be [adj] | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] able to be [adj] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] lucky to be [adj] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] difficult to be [adj] | 10 |
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