| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] likely to be | 150 |
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| 2 | were [adv] likely to be | 141 |
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| 3 | were more likely to be | 82 |
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| 4 | were more likely to be | 82 |
|
| 5 | were less likely to be | 28 |
|
| 6 | were less likely to be | 28 |
|
| 7 | were most likely to be | 14 |
|
| 8 | were most likely to be | 14 |
|
| 9 | were [not/n't] likely to be | 9 |
|
| 10 | were not likely to be | 9 |
|
| 11 | were not likely to be | 7 |
|
| 12 | [noun] were likely to be | 67 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] were likely to be | 45 |
|
| 14 | [pron] were likely to be | 28 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] were likely to be | 17 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] were likely to be | 14 |
|
| 17 | they were likely to be | 13 |
|
| 18 | they were likely to be | 12 |
|
| 19 | [noun prp] were likely to be | 7 |
|
| 20 | [conj] were likely to be | 7 |
|
| 21 | [coord] were likely to be | 5 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] were likely to be | 5 |
|
| 23 | were likely to be [verb] | 40 |
|
| 24 | were likely to be [vb pp] | 38 |
|
| 25 | were likely to be [adj] | 31 |
|
| 26 | were likely to be [adj] | 24 |
|
| 27 | were likely to be [adv] | 15 |
|
| 28 | were likely to be [adv] | 13 |
|
| 29 | were likely to be [prep] | 9 |
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| 30 | were likely to be [prep] | 9 |
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