| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to be | 1384 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] was [verb] to be | 1113 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 697 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 692 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] go to be | 574 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] going to be | 573 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] to be | 506 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] to be | 321 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] were [verb] to be | 281 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] to be | 178 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] to be | 153 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] to be | 130 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] mean to be | 103 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] meant to be | 102 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] said to be | 74 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] say to be | 74 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] found to be | 57 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] find to be | 57 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [verb] to be | 50 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] think to be | 45 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] thought to be | 45 |
|
| 22 | you [was/were] [verb] to be | 37 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] expect to be | 36 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] bind to be | 30 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] bound to be | 30 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] expected to be | 27 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] intend to be | 26 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] considered to be | 25 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] try to be | 25 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] trying to be | 25 |
|
