| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 3545 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the | 2612 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 2391 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 1152 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 996 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 845 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the | 615 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the | 615 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the | 546 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the | 546 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the | 539 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the | 539 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the | 382 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the | 382 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 308 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on the | 230 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on the | 230 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] the | 222 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] take [adv prt] [prep] the | 215 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the | 211 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] [prep] the | 211 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the | 211 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the | 197 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] the | 196 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] the | 193 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the | 192 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] the | 183 |
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