| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] the | 2455 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] the | 2218 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] the | 1176 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 799 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] the | 479 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] were [verb] the | 237 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] give the | 96 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] given the | 81 |
|
| 9 | aim [was/were] [verb] the | 80 |
|
| 10 | task [was/were] [verb] the | 53 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] make the | 46 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] get the | 35 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] call the | 34 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] take the | 34 |
|
| 15 | intention [was/were] [verb] the | 34 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] tell the | 34 |
|
| 17 | government [was/were] [verb] the | 33 |
|
| 18 | study [was/were] [verb] the | 32 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] called the | 31 |
|
| 20 | job [was/were] [verb] the | 31 |
|
| 21 | man [was/were] [verb] the | 29 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] to get the | 27 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] examine the | 26 |
|
| 24 | purpose [was/were] [verb] the | 25 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] reduce the | 24 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] told the | 23 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] to examine the | 23 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] have the | 21 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] leave the | 21 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] awarded the | 21 |
|
