| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to be [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] to be [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be [prep] the | 85 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] to be [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] to be [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] to be in the | 32 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to be in the | 32 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to be on the | 17 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] to be on the | 17 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] to be [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] going to be [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] go to be [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] said to be [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] say to be [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to be at the | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to be at the | 10 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] report to be [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] reported to be [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to be among the | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to be among the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] think to be [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] thought to be [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] find to be [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] found to be [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] to be for the | 5 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] expected to be [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] to be for the | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] expect to be [prep] the | 5 |
|
