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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg]	1486
2	was [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	1359
3	were [adj] [to-vb] the [noun]	564
4	[was/were] able [to-vb] the [noun]	363
5	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun pl]	353
6	[was/were] unable [to-vb] the [noun]	205
7	[was/were] [adj] to see the [noun]	124
8	[was/were] prepared [to-vb] the [noun]	98
9	[was/were] necessary [to-vb] the [noun]	67
10	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun prp]	59
11	[was/were] possible [to-vb] the [noun]	57
12	[was/were] ready [to-vb] the [noun]	48
13	[was/were] impossible [to-vb] the [noun]	45
14	[was/were] [adj] to accept the [noun]	43
15	[was/were] supposed [to-vb] the [noun]	42
16	[was/were] entitled [to-vb] the [noun]	40
17	[was/were] obliged [to-vb] the [noun]	39
18	[was/were] [adj] to take the [noun]	39
19	[was/were] willing [to-vb] the [noun]	39
20	[was/were] quick [to-vb] the [noun]	38
21	[was/were] sufficient [to-vb] the [noun]	38
22	[was/were] difficult [to-vb] the [noun]	36
23	[was/were] due [to-vb] the [noun]	36
24	[was/were] likely [to-vb] the [noun]	35
25	[was/were] [adj] to leave the [noun]	33
26	[was/were] [adj] to find the [noun]	32
27	[was/were] [adj] to make the [noun]	32
28	[was/were] [adj] to get the [noun]	31
29	[was/were] [adj] to have the [noun]	29
30	[was/were] anxious [to-vb] the [noun]	29