| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [prep] | 907 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [conj] [prep] | 647 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [prep] | 435 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [coord] [prep] | 268 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [conj] [prep] | 260 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] of | 245 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] of | 245 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [prep] | 224 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [prep] | 224 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [prep] | 220 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [prep] | 220 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [prep] | 204 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [prep] | 204 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [prep] | 204 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] in | 192 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] in | 192 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [prep] | 146 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [prep] | 146 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] to | 69 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] to | 69 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] at | 66 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] at | 66 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] on | 53 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] on | 53 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] by | 51 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] by | 51 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] for | 49 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] for | 49 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] told [conj] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] but [prep] | 27 |
|
