| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] to be [vb pp] | 983 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] to be [verb] | 675 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] to be [verb] | 489 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [not/n't] to be [verb] | 339 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] not to be [verb] | 339 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] not to be [verb] | 317 |
|
| 7 | were [adv] to be [verb] | 310 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] about to be [verb] | 157 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] about to be [verb] | 157 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv prt] to be [verb] | 157 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] to be see | 99 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] to be seen | 99 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] to be find | 82 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] to be found | 82 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] nowhere to be [verb] | 67 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] nowhere to be [verb] | 67 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] also to be [verb] | 50 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] also to be [verb] | 50 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] only to be [verb] | 40 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] only to be [verb] | 40 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] now to be [verb] | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] soon to be [verb] | 33 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] soon to be [verb] | 33 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] now to be [verb] | 33 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] later to be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] later to be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] to be expect | 30 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] to be expected | 30 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] there to be [verb] | 27 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] there to be [verb] | 27 |
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