| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] was [vb pp] [prep] | 200 |
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| 2 | [verb] was [vb pp] by | 196 |
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| 3 | [vb pp] was [vb pp] [prep] | 155 |
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| 4 | [verb] was [vb pp] in | 87 |
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| 5 | [verb] was [vb pp] to | 79 |
|
| 6 | [to-vb] was [vb pp] [prep] | 71 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] was [vb pp] [prep] | 67 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] was [vb pp] [prep] | 67 |
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| 9 | [verb] was [vb pp] on | 46 |
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| 10 | [verb] was [vb pp] with | 40 |
|
| 11 | say was [vb pp] [prep] | 32 |
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| 12 | [verb] was [vb pp] for | 31 |
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| 13 | [verb] was [vb pp] at | 29 |
|
| 14 | [verb] was [vb pp] from | 26 |
|
| 15 | [vb infin] was [vb pp] [prep] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [verb] was [vb pp] as | 23 |
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| 17 | [vb -s] was [vb pp] [prep] | 22 |
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| 18 | said was [vb pp] [prep] | 22 |
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| 19 | [verb] was made [prep] | 16 |
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| 20 | [verb] was based [prep] | 14 |
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| 21 | [verb] was given [prep] | 14 |
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| 22 | use was [vb pp] [prep] | 14 |
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| 23 | do was [vb pp] [prep] | 12 |
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| 24 | [verb] was taken [prep] | 12 |
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| 25 | have was [vb pp] [prep] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] was caused [prep] | 10 |
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| 27 | [verb] was done [prep] | 9 |
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| 28 | believe was [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | used was [vb pp] [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | [verb] was put [prep] | 8 |
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