| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to be | 5537 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 4124 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] to be | 2001 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] to be | 1922 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 1399 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] to be | 1327 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] go to be | 1102 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] going to be | 1101 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] to be | 625 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] supposed to be | 585 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] supposed to be | 585 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] not to be | 530 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [not/n't] to be | 530 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] found to be | 500 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] find to be | 500 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] not to be | 477 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] say to be | 455 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] said to be | 455 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] thought to be | 301 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] likely to be | 301 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] likely to be | 301 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] think to be | 301 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] expect to be | 262 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] expected to be | 249 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] consider to be | 212 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] considered to be | 212 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] mean to be | 207 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] meant to be | 206 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] reported to be | 195 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] report to be | 195 |
|
