| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] [noun] of the | 730 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [art] [noun sg] of the | 632 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [art] [noun] of the | 565 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] the [noun] of the | 513 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] the [noun] of the | 513 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun] of the | 253 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] of the | 244 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] [art] [noun] of the | 231 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] of the | 210 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] of the | 188 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] [art] [noun] of the | 165 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [art] [noun pl] of the | 93 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] elected [art] [noun] of the | 76 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] elect [art] [noun] of the | 76 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [art] fellow of the | 49 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [art] fellow of the | 49 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] make [art] [noun] of the | 44 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] made [art] [noun] of the | 34 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [art] member of the | 31 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [art] member of the | 31 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] give [art] [noun] of the | 24 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] an [noun] of the | 22 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] become [art] [noun] of the | 21 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] given [art] [noun] of the | 21 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] appointed [art] [noun] of the | 18 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] appoint [art] [noun] of the | 18 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] to become [art] [noun] of the | 15 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] granted [art] [noun] of the | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] grant [art] [noun] of the | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] show [art] [noun] of the | 8 |
|
