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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [adj]	516
2	was [adj] [to-vb] the [adj]	428
3	were [adj] [to-vb] the [adj]	183
4	[was/were] able [to-vb] the [adj]	145
5	[was/were] unable [to-vb] the [adj]	58
6	[was/were] [adj] to see the [adj]	46
7	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [num]	32
8	[was/were] necessary [to-vb] the [adj]	28
9	[was/were] possible [to-vb] the [adj]	24
10	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [num ord]	23
11	[was/were] [adj] to hear the [adj]	22
12	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [det]	21
13	[was/were] prepared [to-vb] the [adj]	21
14	[was/were] [adj] to make the [adj]	20
15	[was/were] willing [to-vb] the [adj]	18
16	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the two	17
17	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the two	17
18	[was/were] supposed [to-vb] the [adj]	15
19	[was/were] difficult [to-vb] the [adj]	14
20	[was/were] quick [to-vb] the [adj]	13
21	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the whole	13
22	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the [adj -est]	13
23	[was/were] keen [to-vb] the [adj]	13
24	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the whole	13
25	[was/were] [adj] to meet the [adj]	11
26	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the right	10
27	[was/were] [adj] to use the [adj]	10
28	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the new	10
29	[was/were] glad [to-vb] the [adj]	10
30	[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] the new	10