| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] it [was/were] [verb] to be | 156 |
|
| 2 | [conj] it was [verb] to be | 151 |
|
| 3 | [conj] it [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 99 |
|
| 4 | [subord] it [was/were] [verb] to be | 79 |
|
| 5 | [conj] it [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 57 |
|
| 6 | [conj] it [was/were] go to be | 55 |
|
| 7 | [conj] it [was/were] going to be | 55 |
|
| 8 | [that] it [was/were] [verb] to be | 44 |
|
| 9 | that it [was/were] [verb] to be | 44 |
|
| 10 | that it [was/were] [verb] to be | 44 |
|
| 11 | [coord] it [was/were] [verb] to be | 33 |
|
| 12 | and it [was/were] [verb] to be | 24 |
|
| 13 | and it [was/were] [verb] to be | 24 |
|
| 14 | as it [was/were] [verb] to be | 17 |
|
| 15 | as it [was/were] [verb] to be | 17 |
|
| 16 | because it [was/were] [verb] to be | 16 |
|
| 17 | because it [was/were] [verb] to be | 16 |
|
| 18 | if it [was/were] [verb] to be | 15 |
|
| 19 | if it [was/were] [verb] to be | 15 |
|
| 20 | [conj] it [was/were] think to be | 13 |
|
| 21 | [conj] it [was/were] mean to be | 13 |
|
| 22 | [conj] it [was/were] thought to be | 13 |
|
| 23 | [conj] it [was/were] meant to be | 13 |
|
| 24 | [conj] it [was/were] find to be | 10 |
|
| 25 | [conj] it [was/were] found to be | 10 |
|
| 26 | but it [was/were] [verb] to be | 8 |
|
| 27 | but it [was/were] [verb] to be | 8 |
|
| 28 | when it [was/were] [verb] to be | 6 |
|
| 29 | [conj] it [was/were] intend to be | 6 |
|
| 30 | [conj] it [was/were] intended to be | 6 |
|
