| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 4196 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 3295 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the | 3213 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the | 3213 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [art] | 2010 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [art] | 2010 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] | 2010 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [coord] [art] | 1303 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [art] | 1189 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [art] | 1189 |
|
| 11 | were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 901 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 883 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] a | 874 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] a | 762 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] when [art] | 412 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] when [art] | 412 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] held [conj] [art] | 229 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] told [conj] [art] | 164 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] agreed [conj] [art] | 146 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] an | 112 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] reported [conj] [art] | 101 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] no | 99 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] no | 99 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] but [art] | 92 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] but [art] | 92 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [art] | 90 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] | 90 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [art] | 90 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] | 90 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] announced [conj] [art] | 87 |
|
