No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | were [vb pp] to [be] | 1347 | |
2 | were [vb pp] to [be] | 1347 | |
3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 1347 | |
4 | were [vb pp] [prep] be | 1347 | |
5 | were found [prep] [be] | 192 | |
6 | were said [prep] [be] | 152 | |
7 | were thought [prep] [be] | 100 | |
8 | were expected [prep] [be] | 95 | |
9 | were reported [prep] [be] | 80 | |
10 | were considered [prep] [be] | 70 | |
11 | were meant [prep] [be] | 49 | |
12 | were believed [prep] [be] | 46 | |
13 | were known [prep] [be] | 41 | |
14 | were held [prep] [be] | 39 | |
15 | were deemed [prep] [be] | 35 | |
16 | were seen [prep] [be] | 34 | |
17 | were shown [prep] [be] | 28 | |
18 | were intended [prep] [be] | 27 | |
19 | were bound [prep] [be] | 25 | |
20 | were estimated [prep] [be] | 23 | |
21 | were felt [prep] [be] | 20 | |
22 | were required [prep] [be] | 17 | |
23 | were judged [prep] [be] | 17 | |
24 | were designed [prep] [be] | 17 | |
25 | were perceived [prep] [be] | 14 | |
26 | were ordered [prep] [be] | 13 | |
27 | were assumed [prep] [be] | 12 | |
28 | were taken [prep] [be] | 11 | |
29 | were reputed [prep] [be] | 11 | |
30 | were reckoned [prep] [be] | 11 |