| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 390 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 378 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] up by | 164 |
|
| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 135 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 119 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 119 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 93 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 92 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] out by | 85 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] taken [adv prt] by | 81 |
|
| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 80 |
|
| 12 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 79 |
|
| 13 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 79 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 77 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 74 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] over by | 71 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] down by | 65 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 40 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 40 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 38 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 38 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 38 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] in by | 37 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] brought [adv prt] by | 36 |
|
| 25 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 35 |
|
| 26 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by | 35 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] on by | 31 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] set [adv prt] by | 27 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] picked [adv prt] by | 24 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] off by | 22 |
|
