| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl] | 3376 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 2061 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 1400 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [noun pl] | 1161 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] [noun pl] | 490 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] [noun pl] | 415 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] | 278 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [art] [noun pl] | 165 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] police | 153 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] with [art] [noun pl] | 130 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun pl] | 118 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] into [art] [noun pl] | 94 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 84 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 77 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] [noun pl] | 74 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] grounds | 72 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] of [art] [noun pl] | 55 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] given [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 53 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] held [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 53 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] between [art] [noun pl] | 48 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] used [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 47 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 42 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] walls | 41 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] built [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 38 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 37 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] placed [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 37 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] [noun pl] | 36 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] through [art] [noun pl] | 35 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] under [art] [noun pl] | 35 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] left [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 35 |
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