| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] to be | 289 |
|
| 2 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] to [be] | 260 |
|
| 3 | [Wh det] was [verb] to [be] | 212 |
|
| 4 | which [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 165 |
|
| 5 | what [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 122 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] were [verb] to [be] | 77 |
|
| 7 | [Wh det] [was/were] think to [be] | 30 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] [was/were] thought to [be] | 30 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] to [be] | 29 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] expected to [be] | 22 |
|
| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] expect to [be] | 22 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] believed to [be] | 21 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] believe to [be] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] going to [be] | 20 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] go to [be] | 20 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] considered to [be] | 19 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] consider to [be] | 19 |
|
| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] say to [be] | 16 |
|
| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] said to [be] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] meant to [be] | 13 |
|
| 21 | [Wh det] [was/were] found to [be] | 13 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] find to [be] | 13 |
|
| 23 | [Wh det] [was/were] mean to [be] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] intend to [be] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [Wh det] [was/were] intended to [be] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] hold to [be] | 8 |
|
| 27 | [Wh det] [was/were] held to [be] | 8 |
|
| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] deem to [be] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] deemed to [be] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [Wh det] [was/were] seen to [be] | 7 |
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