SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] were [vb pp] to be	762
2	[noun pl] were [verb] to be	590
3	[noun sg] were [verb] to be	183
4	[noun] were find to be	122
5	[noun] were found to be	122
6	[noun] were [v-ing] to be	99
7	[noun] were said to be	91
8	[noun] were say to be	91
9	[noun] were go to be	61
10	[noun] were going to be	61
11	[noun] were reported to be	57
12	[noun] were report to be	57
13	[noun] were expect to be	57
14	[noun] were expected to be	56
15	[noun] were thought to be	52
16	[noun] were think to be	52
17	[noun prp] were [verb] to be	51
18	[n mass] were [verb] to be	39
19	[noun] were consider to be	36
20	[noun] were considered to be	36
21	[noun] were held to be	28
22	[noun] were hold to be	28
23	[noun] were deem to be	27
24	[noun] were deemed to be	27
25	[noun] were believe to be	22
26	[noun] were believed to be	22
27	people were [verb] to be	20
28	[noun] were known to be	20
29	people were [verb] to be	20
30	[noun] were know to be	20