| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun sg] | 542 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [vb pp] the [noun] | 439 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 313 |
|
| 4 | [noun] were [vb pp] the [noun] | 223 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 183 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] given the [noun] | 165 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 159 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun pl] | 70 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] awarded the [noun] | 44 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun prp] | 44 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] told the [noun] | 40 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] called the [noun] | 32 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the opportunity | 25 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the opportunity | 25 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] granted the [noun] | 24 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the day | 20 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the day | 20 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] offered the [noun] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the right | 19 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the right | 19 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] made the [noun] | 19 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the chance | 17 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the chance | 17 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] shown the [noun] | 14 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the job | 13 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the job | 13 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] denied the [noun] | 13 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the go-ahead | 12 |
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| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the go-ahead | 12 |
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| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] the task | 11 |
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