No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] to be | 519 | |
2 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] to be | 167 | |
3 | [noun] were found to be | 122 | |
4 | [noun] were said to be | 91 | |
5 | [noun] were reported to be | 57 | |
6 | [noun] were expected to be | 56 | |
7 | [noun] were thought to be | 52 | |
8 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] to be | 44 | |
9 | [noun] were considered to be | 36 | |
10 | [n mass] were [vb pp] to be | 32 | |
11 | [noun] were held to be | 28 | |
12 | [noun] were deemed to be | 27 | |
13 | [noun] were believed to be | 22 | |
14 | [noun] were known to be | 20 | |
15 | [noun] were seen to be | 19 | |
16 | people were [vb pp] to be | 15 | |
17 | people were [vb pp] to be | 15 | |
18 | [noun] were shown to be | 14 | |
19 | [noun] were estimated to be | 13 | |
20 | [noun] were intended to be | 13 | |
21 | [noun] were meant to be | 13 | |
22 | [noun] were bound to be | 12 | |
23 | [noun] were felt to be | 11 | |
24 | [noun] were required to be | 11 | |
25 | patients were [vb pp] to be | 9 | |
26 | [noun] were designed to be | 9 | |
27 | patient were [vb pp] to be | 9 | |
28 | child were [vb pp] to be | 9 | |
29 | children were [vb pp] to be | 9 | |
30 | [noun] were judged to be | 8 |