| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to be | 1150 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [verb] to be | 868 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to be | 749 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to be | 715 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to be | 429 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] to be | 400 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] not [verb] to be | 400 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] go to be | 354 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] going to be | 354 |
|
| 10 | were [adv] [verb] to be | 282 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] not [verb] to be | 254 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] n't [verb] to be | 146 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] also [verb] to be | 81 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] also [verb] to be | 81 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] consider to be | 69 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] considered to be | 69 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] thought to be | 69 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] think to be | 69 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] intend to be | 66 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] mean to be | 66 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] intended to be | 65 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] meant to be | 64 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] find to be | 62 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] found to be | 62 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] always [verb] to be | 58 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] always [verb] to be | 58 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] never [verb] to be | 56 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] never [verb] to be | 56 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] widely [verb] to be | 52 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] widely [verb] to be | 52 |
|
