| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [adj] to be | 672 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [adj] to be | 303 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] supposed to be | 293 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] were [adj] to be | 173 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [adj] to be | 149 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [adj] to be | 127 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [adj] to be | 102 |
|
| 8 | she [was/were] [adj] to be | 95 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] likely to be | 41 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] glad to be | 41 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] good to be | 34 |
|
| 12 | you [was/were] [adj] to be | 33 |
|
| 13 | we [was/were] [adj] to be | 29 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] due to be | 26 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] delighted to be | 24 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] unlikely to be | 21 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] lucky to be | 18 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] able to be | 14 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] possible to be | 14 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] pleased to be | 13 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] difficult to be | 12 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] nice to be | 12 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] happy to be | 11 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] proud to be | 10 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] easy to be | 9 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] relieved to be | 9 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] fortunate to be | 9 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] hard to be | 9 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] inclined to be | 9 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] prepared to be | 8 |
|
