| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [coord] [verb] | 3268 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [verb] | 2908 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [verb] | 2908 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [conj] [verb] | 2662 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [vb pp] | 1847 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [conj] [verb] | 1679 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [vb past] | 1484 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [verb] | 973 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [verb] | 863 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [verb] | 863 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [v-ing] | 769 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] or [verb] | 305 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] or [verb] | 305 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] have | 220 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] say | 160 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] saying | 152 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] having | 145 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [vb -s] | 138 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] seen [conj] [verb] | 137 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] quoted [conj] [verb] | 124 |
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| 21 | [was/were] arrested [conj] [verb] | 121 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] born [conj] [verb] | 106 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [verb] | 100 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [verb] | 100 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [verb] | 100 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] reported [conj] [verb] | 88 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [vb base] | 85 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] describe | 84 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] described | 82 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] follow | 80 |
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