No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
31 | they were [not/n't] to be | 24 | |
32 | they were not to be | 24 | |
33 | they were meant to be | 22 | |
34 | they were mean to be | 22 | |
35 | they were [adv] to be | 21 | |
36 | they were likely to be | 13 | |
37 | they were likely to be | 13 | |
38 | they were found to be | 13 | |
39 | they were find to be | 13 | |
40 | they were say to be | 12 | |
41 | they were said to be | 12 | |
42 | they were think to be | 11 | |
43 | they were thought to be | 11 | |
44 | they were expect to be | 8 | |
45 | they were glad to be | 6 | |
46 | they were expected to be | 6 | |
47 | they were about to be | 6 | |
48 | they were [adv prt] to be | 6 | |
49 | they were about to be | 6 | |
50 | they were glad to be | 6 | |
51 | they were able to be | 5 | |
52 | they were due to be | 5 | |
53 | they were seen to be | 5 | |
54 | they were due to be | 5 | |
55 | they were able to be | 5 | |
56 | they were see to be | 5 | |
57 | they were to be [verb] | 131 | |
58 | they were to be [vb pp] | 130 | |
59 | they were to be [adj] | 15 | |
60 | they were to be [adj] | 14 |