| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] back | 446 |
|
| 2 | were [vb pp] back | 276 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] back | 153 |
|
| 4 | were come back | 39 |
|
| 5 | were coming back | 34 |
|
| 6 | were drive back | 25 |
|
| 7 | were send back | 24 |
|
| 8 | were bring back | 23 |
|
| 9 | were sent back | 22 |
|
| 10 | were brought back | 22 |
|
| 11 | were go back | 20 |
|
| 12 | were going back | 19 |
|
| 13 | were driven back | 18 |
|
| 14 | were hold back | 18 |
|
| 15 | were [to-vb] back | 16 |
|
| 16 | were drawn back | 15 |
|
| 17 | were draw back | 15 |
|
| 18 | were turn back | 14 |
|
| 19 | were walk back | 11 |
|
| 20 | were fly back | 10 |
|
| 21 | were held back | 10 |
|
| 22 | were walking back | 10 |
|
| 23 | were turned back | 10 |
|
| 24 | were cut back | 9 |
|
| 25 | were beaten back | 8 |
|
| 26 | were holding back | 8 |
|
| 27 | were beat back | 8 |
|
| 28 | were allow back | 8 |
|
| 29 | were allowed back | 8 |
|
| 30 | were flown back | 7 |
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