| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun pl] | 470 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] [noun pl] | 415 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] to [art] [noun pl] | 290 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] to [art] [noun pl] | 194 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [noun pl] | 59 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] give to [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] added to [art] [noun pl] | 27 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] add to [art] [noun pl] | 27 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] given to [art] [noun pl] | 27 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] police | 24 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] made to [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] make to [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] known to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] left to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] leave to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] know to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] send to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] sent to [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to a [noun pl] | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] go to [art] [noun pl] | 11 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] children | 11 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] apply to [art] [noun pl] | 10 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] applied to [art] [noun pl] | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] to [art] [noun pl] | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] taken to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] talking to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] talk to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] report to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] take to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] reported to [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
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