SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] to [be]	1619
2	were [verb] [prep] be	1619
3	were [vb pp] [prep] [be]	1347
4	were [v-ing] [prep] [be]	268
5	were going [prep] [be]	198
6	were go [prep] [be]	198
7	were found [prep] [be]	192
8	were find [prep] [be]	192
9	were say [prep] [be]	152
10	were said [prep] [be]	152
11	were thought [prep] [be]	100
12	were think [prep] [be]	100
13	were expect [prep] [be]	100
14	were expected [prep] [be]	95
15	were report [prep] [be]	80
16	were reported [prep] [be]	80
17	were consider [prep] [be]	70
18	were considered [prep] [be]	70
19	were meant [prep] [be]	49
20	were mean [prep] [be]	49
21	were believe [prep] [be]	46
22	were believed [prep] [be]	46
23	were know [prep] [be]	41
24	were known [prep] [be]	41
25	were held [prep] [be]	39
26	were hold [prep] [be]	39
27	were deemed [prep] [be]	35
28	were deem [prep] [be]	35
29	were see [prep] [be]	34
30	were seen [prep] [be]	34