No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | was [vb pp] to be [adj] | 589 | |
2 | were [vb pp] to be [adj] | 374 | |
3 | [was/were] found to be [adj] | 141 | |
4 | [was/were] said to be [adj] | 104 | |
5 | [was/were] thought to be [adj] | 78 | |
6 | [was/were] held to be [adj] | 63 | |
7 | [was/were] considered to be [adj] | 57 | |
8 | [was/were] known to be [adj] | 47 | |
9 | [was/were] reported to be [adj] | 44 | |
10 | [was/were] believed to be [adj] | 38 | |
11 | [was/were] expected to be [adj] | 31 | |
12 | [was/were] meant to be [adj] | 29 | |
13 | [was/were] bound to be [adj] | 29 | |
14 | [was/were] deemed to be [adj] | 25 | |
15 | [was/were] felt to be [adj] | 23 | |
16 | [was/were] seen to be [adj] | 23 | |
17 | [was/were] judged to be [adj] | 20 | |
18 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be responsible | 18 | |
19 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be present | 17 | |
20 | [was/were] intended to be [adj] | 16 | |
21 | [was/were] designed to be [adj] | 14 | |
22 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be necessary | 14 | |
23 | [was/were] shown to be [adj] | 13 | |
24 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be sufficient | 11 | |
25 | [was/were] perceived to be [adj] | 11 | |
26 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be due | 10 | |
27 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be important | 10 | |
28 | [was/were] estimated to be [adj] | 9 | |
29 | [was/were] assumed to be [adj] | 9 | |
30 | [was/were] [vb pp] to be able | 9 |