| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 3121 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] | 2736 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] | 2736 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 2262 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [noun prp] | 1101 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 859 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] [noun prp] | 560 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun prp] | 383 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] [noun prp] | 363 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun prp] | 315 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] [noun prp] | 209 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [art] [noun prp] | 156 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] [noun prp] | 149 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] with [art] [noun prp] | 130 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] united | 109 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] us | 96 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun prp] | 91 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] held [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 77 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 73 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] uk | 71 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun prp] | 68 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] into [art] [noun prp] | 63 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] london | 57 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] [noun prp] | 57 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 49 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] bbc | 44 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] usa | 37 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 36 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] born [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 35 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] reported [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 35 |
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