| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [verb] to be | 456 |
|
| 2 | [pron] were [vb pp] to [be] | 309 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] were [verb] to [be] | 279 |
|
| 4 | they were [verb] to [be] | 180 |
|
| 5 | they were [verb] to [be] | 176 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [v-ing] to [be] | 146 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were going to [be] | 122 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were go to [be] | 122 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] were [verb] to [be] | 77 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] were [verb] to [be] | 64 |
|
| 11 | which were [verb] to [be] | 63 |
|
| 12 | which were [verb] to [be] | 63 |
|
| 13 | who were [verb] to [be] | 57 |
|
| 14 | who were [verb] to [be] | 57 |
|
| 15 | we were [verb] to [be] | 51 |
|
| 16 | we were [verb] to [be] | 50 |
|
| 17 | you were [verb] to [be] | 36 |
|
| 18 | you were [verb] to [be] | 36 |
|
| 19 | there were [verb] to [be] | 33 |
|
| 20 | there were [verb] to [be] | 33 |
|
| 21 | [ex0] were [verb] to [be] | 33 |
|
| 22 | [pron] were mean to [be] | 32 |
|
| 23 | [pron] were meant to [be] | 32 |
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| 24 | [pron] were found to [be] | 31 |
|
| 25 | [pron] were find to [be] | 31 |
|
| 26 | [pron] were say to [be] | 28 |
|
| 27 | [pron] were said to [be] | 28 |
|
| 28 | [pron] were think to [be] | 26 |
|
| 29 | [pron] were thought to [be] | 26 |
|
| 30 | [pron] were expect to [be] | 20 |
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