SN4 ""

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