| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [am/are] [vb pp] to be | 2101 |
|
| 2 | are [vb pp] to [be] | 1979 |
|
| 3 | [am/are] said to [be] | 258 |
|
| 4 | [am/are] expected to [be] | 242 |
|
| 5 | [am/are] thought to [be] | 165 |
|
| 6 | [am/are] bound to [be] | 118 |
|
| 7 | [am/are] believed to [be] | 113 |
|
| 8 | [am/are] considered to [be] | 100 |
|
| 9 | [am/are] meant to [be] | 99 |
|
| 10 | [am/are] known to [be] | 99 |
|
| 11 | [am/are] seen to [be] | 94 |
|
| 12 | [am/are] assumed to [be] | 80 |
|
| 13 | 're [vb pp] to [be] | 78 |
|
| 14 | [am/are] deemed to [be] | 46 |
|
| 15 | [am/are] designed to [be] | 44 |
|
| 16 | [am/are] intended to [be] | 41 |
|
| 17 | [am/are] found to [be] | 40 |
|
| 18 | [am/are] required to [be] | 34 |
|
| 19 | [am/are] reported to [be] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [am/are] shown to [be] | 31 |
|
| 21 | [am/are] claimed to [be] | 28 |
|
| 22 | [am/are] taken to [be] | 27 |
|
| 23 | [am/are] understood to [be] | 27 |
|
| 24 | 'm [vb pp] to [be] | 25 |
|
| 25 | [am/are] set to [be] | 24 |
|
| 26 | [am/are] presumed to [be] | 23 |
|
| 27 | [am/are] held to [be] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [am/are] allowed to [be] | 20 |
|
| 29 | [am/are] perceived to [be] | 20 |
|
| 30 | [am/are] felt to [be] | 18 |
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