SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [verb] by the [noun]	1902
2	were [vb pp] by the [noun]	1864
3	were [verb] by the [noun sg]	1265
4	were [verb] by the [noun pl]	376
5	were [verb] by the [noun prp]	238
6	were [verb] by the government	51
7	were [verb] by the government	49
8	were made by the [noun]	47
9	were make by the [noun]	47
10	were [v-ing] by the [noun]	36
11	were dominate by the [noun]	29
12	were dominated by the [noun]	29
13	were [verb] by the police	28
14	were [verb] by the police	28
15	were [verb] by the fact	24
16	were [verb] by the fact	24
17	were appoint by the [noun]	23
18	were appointed by the [noun]	23
19	were approved by the [noun]	21
20	were [verb] by the [n mass]	21
21	were approve by the [noun]	21
22	were supported by the [noun]	17
23	were support by the [noun]	17
24	were [verb] by the company	16
25	were told by the [noun]	16
26	were tell by the [noun]	16
27	were interrupted by the [noun]	16
28	were interrupt by the [noun]	16
29	were [verb] by the president	15
30	were [verb] by the president	15