| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to be | 264 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 182 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 152 |
|
| 4 | [noun] were [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 82 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 67 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] also [vb pp] to [be] | 50 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 40 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] found to [be] | 28 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] widely [vb pp] to [be] | 26 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] considered to [be] | 25 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] thought to [be] | 21 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] believed to [be] | 21 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] reported to [be] | 20 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] said to [be] | 17 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] meant to [be] | 17 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] never [vb pp] to [be] | 16 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] expected to [be] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] now [vb pp] to [be] | 11 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] shown to [be] | 11 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] still [vb pp] to [be] | 11 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] intended to [be] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] originally [vb pp] to [be] | 10 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] generally [vb pp] to [be] | 10 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] held to [be] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] later [vb pp] to [be] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] known to [be] | 8 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] seen to [be] | 7 |
|
| 28 | woman [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to [be] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] always [vb pp] to [be] | 6 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] subsequently [vb pp] to [be] | 6 |
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