| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [num ord] | 200 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [num ord] | 169 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [num ord] | 169 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] for [art] [num ord] | 136 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] first | 116 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] for [art] [num ord] | 64 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] second | 38 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] for a [num ord] | 30 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] for a [num ord] | 30 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] third | 12 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] next | 9 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] last | 9 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] re-elected for [art] [num ord] | 8 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] returned for [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] held for [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] won for [art] [num ord] | 5 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] used for [art] [num ord] | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] set for [art] [num ord] | 5 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] elected for [art] [num ord] | 5 |
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