| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 28493 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 25521 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] | 25182 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] | 10422 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [noun] | 9899 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 8666 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] [noun] | 5750 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] [noun] | 3994 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 3461 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 3121 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] [noun] | 2350 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] [noun] | 1931 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] with [art] [noun] | 1851 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] [noun] | 1779 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [art] [noun] | 1702 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun] | 1276 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun] | 1225 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] into [art] [noun] | 1034 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun] | 820 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun] | 529 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] used [prep] [art] [noun] | 488 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [n mass] | 486 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun] | 466 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] held [prep] [art] [noun] | 411 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] seen [prep] [art] [noun] | 401 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] killed [prep] [art] [noun] | 386 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] of [art] [noun] | 382 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] based [prep] [art] [noun] | 359 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] during [art] [noun] | 346 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] given [prep] [art] [noun] | 336 |
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