SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun pl] were [verb] to be	590
2	[noun pl] were [vb pp] to be	519
3	[noun pl] were [adj] to be	163
4	[noun pl] were [adj] to be	156
5	[noun pl] were [adv] to be	143
6	[noun pl] were found to be	86
7	[noun pl] were find to be	86
8	[noun pl] were [adv] to be	84
9	[noun pl] were [v-ing] to be	69
10	[noun pl] were say to be	66
11	[noun pl] were said to be	66
12	[noun pl] were [not/n't] to be	48
13	[noun pl] were not to be	48
14	[noun pl] were not to be	46
15	[noun pl] were go to be	46
16	[noun pl] were going to be	46
17	[noun pl] were expect to be	46
18	[noun pl] were expected to be	45
19	[noun pl] were likely to be	45
20	[noun pl] were likely to be	45
21	[noun pl] were think to be	35
22	[noun pl] were thought to be	35
23	[noun pl] were reported to be	34
24	[noun pl] were report to be	34
25	[noun pl] were supposed to be	33
26	[noun pl] were supposed to be	33
27	[noun pl] were considered to be	26
28	[noun pl] were consider to be	26
29	[noun pl] were due to be	24
30	[noun pl] were due to be	24