| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | had [verb] to be | 600 |
|
| 2 | had [vb pp] to be | 576 |
|
| 3 | had [adv] to be | 182 |
|
| 4 | had [adv] to be | 178 |
|
| 5 | had cease to be | 63 |
|
| 6 | had ceased to be | 63 |
|
| 7 | had yet to be | 60 |
|
| 8 | had yet to be | 60 |
|
| 9 | had come to be | 54 |
|
| 10 | had come to be | 53 |
|
| 11 | had [noun] to be | 51 |
|
| 12 | had [noun sg] to be | 42 |
|
| 13 | had have to be | 42 |
|
| 14 | had had to be | 41 |
|
| 15 | had prove to be | 40 |
|
| 16 | had proved to be | 39 |
|
| 17 | had seemed to be | 37 |
|
| 18 | had seem to be | 37 |
|
| 19 | had still to be | 30 |
|
| 20 | had expect to be | 30 |
|
| 21 | had still to be | 30 |
|
| 22 | had reason to be | 29 |
|
| 23 | had reason to be | 29 |
|
| 24 | had expected to be | 29 |
|
| 25 | had want to be | 26 |
|
| 26 | had wanted to be | 25 |
|
| 27 | had [to-vb] to be | 23 |
|
| 28 | had hope to be | 21 |
|
| 29 | had hoped to be | 21 |
|
| 30 | had appear to be | 20 |
|
