| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 7779 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 7152 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 3400 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] | 2916 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] in the [adj] | 2337 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] | 1155 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] to the [adj] | 1068 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num] | 820 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] on the [adj] | 535 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] from the [adj] | 503 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] | 481 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] at the [adj] | 479 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [det] | 477 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] with the [adj] | 470 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 409 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first | 409 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the same | 390 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the same | 390 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] as the [adj] | 360 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] made [prep] the [adj] | 269 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] into the [adj] | 247 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the new | 212 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the new | 210 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] during the [adj] | 207 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early | 202 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early | 186 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] | 183 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the national | 175 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] built [prep] the [adj] | 175 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the national | 175 |
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