| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [coord] [verb] | 1969 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] and [verb] | 1814 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] and [verb] | 1814 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [conj] [vb pp] | 1075 |
|
| 5 | was [vb pp] [conj] [vb past] | 906 |
|
| 6 | was [vb pp] [subord] [verb] | 608 |
|
| 7 | was [vb pp] as [verb] | 542 |
|
| 8 | was [vb pp] as [verb] | 542 |
|
| 9 | was [vb pp] [conj] [v-ing] | 538 |
|
| 10 | was [vb pp] [conj] say | 141 |
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| 11 | was [vb pp] [conj] saying | 135 |
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| 12 | was [vb pp] [conj] have | 134 |
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| 13 | was [vb pp] or [verb] | 124 |
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| 14 | was [vb pp] or [verb] | 124 |
|
| 15 | was quoted [conj] [verb] | 112 |
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| 16 | was seen [conj] [verb] | 100 |
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| 17 | was [vb pp] [conj] having | 90 |
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| 18 | was [vb pp] that [verb] | 85 |
|
| 19 | was [vb pp] that [verb] | 85 |
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| 20 | was [vb pp] [that] [verb] | 85 |
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| 21 | was [vb pp] [conj] [vb -s] | 80 |
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| 22 | was born [conj] [verb] | 79 |
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| 23 | was arrested [conj] [verb] | 68 |
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| 24 | was reported [conj] [verb] | 65 |
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| 25 | was [vb pp] [conj] [vb base] | 51 |
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| 26 | was [vb pp] [conj] follow | 41 |
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| 27 | was [vb pp] [conj] follows | 37 |
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| 28 | was [vb pp] [conj] take | 35 |
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| 29 | was [vb pp] while [verb] | 33 |
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| 30 | was [vb pp] while [verb] | 33 |
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