No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 4124 | |
2 | was [vb pp] [prep] be | 2777 | |
3 | were [vb pp] [prep] be | 1347 | |
4 | [was/were] found [prep] be | 500 | |
5 | [was/were] said [prep] be | 455 | |
6 | [was/were] thought [prep] be | 301 | |
7 | [was/were] expected [prep] be | 249 | |
8 | [was/were] considered [prep] be | 212 | |
9 | [was/were] meant [prep] be | 206 | |
10 | [was/were] reported [prep] be | 195 | |
11 | [was/were] held [prep] be | 156 | |
12 | [was/were] believed [prep] be | 152 | |
13 | [was/were] seen [prep] be | 137 | |
14 | [was/were] intended [prep] be | 119 | |
15 | [was/were] bound [prep] be | 118 | |
16 | [was/were] known [prep] be | 114 | |
17 | [was/were] felt [prep] be | 84 | |
18 | [was/were] deemed [prep] be | 78 | |
19 | [was/were] shown [prep] be | 69 | |
20 | [was/were] estimated [prep] be | 59 | |
21 | [was/were] judged [prep] be | 50 | |
22 | [was/were] designed [prep] be | 49 | |
23 | [was/were] taken [prep] be | 41 | |
24 | [was/were] ordered [prep] be | 37 | |
25 | [was/were] assumed [prep] be | 37 | |
26 | [was/were] reputed [prep] be | 36 | |
27 | [was/were] required [prep] be | 30 | |
28 | [was/were] perceived [prep] be | 30 | |
29 | [was/were] destined [prep] be | 27 | |
30 | [was/were] reckoned [prep] be | 23 |