| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to be | 707 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 622 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] to be | 590 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] was [verb] to be | 117 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] found to be | 112 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] find to be | 112 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 83 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] said to be | 70 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] say to be | 70 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] going to be | 55 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] go to be | 55 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] expect to be | 49 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] expected to be | 48 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] think to be | 42 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] thought to be | 42 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] reported to be | 36 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] report to be | 36 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] considered to be | 31 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] consider to be | 31 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] hold to be | 27 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] held to be | 27 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] seen to be | 18 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] see to be | 18 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] believe to be | 17 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] believed to be | 17 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] deemed to be | 16 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] deem to be | 16 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] know to be | 15 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] known to be | 15 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] beginning to be | 15 |
|
