| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | who [was/were] [verb] to be | 133 |
|
| 2 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] to be | 112 |
|
| 3 | [Wh pn] was [verb] to be | 76 |
|
| 4 | [Wh pn] were [verb] to be | 64 |
|
| 5 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to be | 28 |
|
| 6 | [Wh pn] [was/were] said to be | 21 |
|
| 7 | [Wh pn] [was/were] say to be | 21 |
|
| 8 | [Wh pn] [was/were] go to be | 17 |
|
| 9 | [Wh pn] [was/were] going to be | 17 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] thought to be | 12 |
|
| 11 | [Wh pn] [was/were] think to be | 12 |
|
| 12 | [Wh pn] [was/were] found to be | 10 |
|
| 13 | [Wh pn] [was/were] find to be | 10 |
|
| 14 | [Wh pn] [was/were] report to be | 9 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] reported to be | 9 |
|
| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] known to be | 8 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] know to be | 8 |
|
| 18 | whom [was/were] [verb] to be | 7 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] considered to be | 7 |
|
| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] consider to be | 7 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] believe to be | 5 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] believed to be | 5 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] mean to be | 5 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] meant to be | 5 |
|
