| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] was [vb pp] to be | 168 |
|
| 2 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 142 |
|
| 3 | this [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 87 |
|
| 4 | this [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 87 |
|
| 5 | [num] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 68 |
|
| 6 | [adj] were [vb pp] to be | 66 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [was/were] thought to be | 24 |
|
| 8 | [adj] [was/were] expected to be | 22 |
|
| 9 | [adj] [was/were] said to be | 20 |
|
| 10 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 20 |
|
| 11 | that [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 19 |
|
| 12 | that [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 19 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] considered to be | 18 |
|
| 14 | [adj] [was/were] found to be | 16 |
|
| 15 | [adj] [was/were] meant to be | 15 |
|
| 16 | these [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 14 |
|
| 17 | these [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 14 |
|
| 18 | [adj] [was/were] believed to be | 13 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [was/were] held to be | 10 |
|
| 20 | [adj] [was/were] intended to be | 9 |
|
| 21 | [adj] [was/were] deemed to be | 9 |
|
| 22 | [adj] [was/were] felt to be | 7 |
|
| 23 | [adj] [was/were] estimated to be | 7 |
|
| 24 | 1990 [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 6 |
|
| 25 | [adj] [was/were] seen to be | 6 |
|
| 26 | 1990 [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 6 |
|
| 27 | all [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 5 |
|
| 28 | all [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 5 |
|
| 29 | [adj] [was/were] shown to be | 5 |
|
| 30 | [adj] [was/were] reported to be | 5 |
|
