| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 880 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the | 787 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 282 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 275 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the | 187 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 168 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the | 152 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the | 141 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 106 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the | 93 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 89 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] take [adv prt] [prep] the | 74 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the | 73 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the | 72 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] taken [adv prt] [prep] the | 72 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] in [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with the | 53 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the | 50 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on the | 49 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] over [prep] the | 48 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] off [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] from the | 42 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] brought [adv prt] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] bring [adv prt] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for the | 33 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 32 |
|
