| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 54796 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [art] | 46415 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 44314 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [art] | 19049 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 17977 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 15442 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 11313 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 9645 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 6792 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 4751 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 3715 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 3617 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 3597 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 2997 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 2911 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] | 2880 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] | 1983 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] | 1263 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] | 1230 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 1002 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] take [prep] [art] | 799 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] | 783 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] use [prep] [art] | 724 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] used [prep] [art] | 713 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] through [art] | 701 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] of [art] | 691 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] see [prep] [art] | 681 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] seen [prep] [art] | 675 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] sit [prep] [art] | 649 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] find [prep] [art] | 631 |
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