| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 837 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 692 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 400 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 237 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 232 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 232 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 160 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 157 |
|
| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 104 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 104 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 84 |
|
| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 74 |
|
| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 72 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 71 |
|
| 15 | she [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 71 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 64 |
|
| 17 | [det] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 63 |
|
| 18 | there [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 62 |
|
| 19 | there [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 62 |
|
| 20 | [ex0] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 62 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 60 |
|
| 22 | this [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 43 |
|
| 23 | this [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 43 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 34 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 34 |
|
| 26 | we [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 34 |
|
| 27 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 29 |
|
| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 28 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 28 |
|
| 30 | who [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 28 |
|
