| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [prep] | 97887 |
|
| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] | 44735 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] by | 35086 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] in | 27425 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] to | 18614 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] on | 9595 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] with | 9407 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] for | 7537 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] at | 6660 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] from | 6003 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] as | 5193 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] into | 3543 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] made [prep] | 3225 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] of | 2466 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] held [prep] | 2186 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] taken [prep] | 2148 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] born [prep] | 1923 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] found [prep] | 1906 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] used [prep] | 1783 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] seen [prep] | 1368 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] built [prep] | 1317 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] given [prep] | 1259 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] based [prep] | 1179 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] after | 1124 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] reported [prep] | 1104 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] put [prep] | 1029 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] killed [prep] | 1006 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] left [prep] | 995 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] introduced [prep] | 978 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] sent [prep] | 939 |
|
