| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj -er] | 246 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] [adj -er] | 148 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [adj -er] | 98 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] further | 72 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [adj -er] | 52 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [adj -er] | 52 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj -er] | 38 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj -er] | 38 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj -er] | 32 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj -er] | 32 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] later | 31 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [adj -er] | 25 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [adj -er] | 25 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] higher | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] with [adj -er] | 17 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] with [adj -er] | 17 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] made [prep] [adj -er] | 16 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [adj -er] | 15 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] earlier | 15 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [adj -er] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] followed [prep] [adj -er] | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] of [adj -er] | 13 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] of [adj -er] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [adj -er] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] greater | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [adj -er] | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] lower | 12 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] into [adj -er] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] into [adj -er] | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] sterner | 9 |
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