SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] to be	1625
2	were [verb] to [be]	1619
3	were [verb] to be	1619
4	were [vb pp] to [be]	1350
5	were [v-ing] to [be]	270
6	were go to [be]	198
7	were going to [be]	198
8	were find to [be]	192
9	were found to [be]	192
10	were say to [be]	152
11	were said to [be]	152
12	were thought to [be]	100
13	were expect to [be]	100
14	were think to [be]	100
15	were expected to [be]	95
16	were report to [be]	80
17	were reported to [be]	80
18	were considered to [be]	70
19	were consider to [be]	70
20	were meant to [be]	49
21	were mean to [be]	49
22	were believed to [be]	46
23	were believe to [be]	46
24	were know to [be]	41
25	were known to [be]	41
26	were hold to [be]	39
27	were held to [be]	39
28	were deem to [be]	35
29	were deemed to [be]	35
30	were seen to [be]	34