| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [was/were] [verb] to be | 189 |
|
| 2 | they [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 187 |
|
| 3 | they [was/were] [verb] to be | 187 |
|
| 4 | they were [verb] to [be] | 182 |
|
| 5 | they [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 178 |
|
| 6 | they [was/were] [vb pp] to [be] | 124 |
|
| 7 | they [was/were] [v-ing] to [be] | 64 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] go to [be] | 50 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] going to [be] | 50 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] meant to [be] | 22 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] mean to [be] | 22 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] found to [be] | 14 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] find to [be] | 14 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] say to [be] | 12 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] said to [be] | 12 |
|
| 16 | them [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 11 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] think to [be] | 11 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] thought to [be] | 11 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] expect to [be] | 8 |
|
| 20 | they was [verb] to [be] | 7 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] expected to [be] | 6 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] bound to [be] | 5 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] see to [be] | 5 |
|
| 24 | they [was/were] bind to [be] | 5 |
|
| 25 | they [was/were] seen to [be] | 5 |
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