| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] [noun] | 2349 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 2150 |
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| 3 | was [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 1777 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun sg] | 1755 |
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| 5 | were [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 588 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun pl] | 475 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun prp] | 109 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] government | 89 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] government | 85 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by the national [noun] | 83 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by the national [noun] | 83 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by the [num] [noun] | 71 |
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| 13 | [was/were] approved by the [adj] [noun] | 57 |
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| 14 | [was/were] approve by the [adj] [noun] | 57 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by the [num ord] [noun] | 55 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by the local [noun] | 53 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] by the local [noun] | 53 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] by the [det] [noun] | 49 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] court | 47 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] court | 46 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by the british [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] by the british [noun] | 44 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] party | 44 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] party | 42 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] authority | 41 |
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| 26 | [was/were] replaced by the [adj] [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | [was/were] replace by the [adj] [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] assembly | 38 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] by the same [noun] | 38 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] by the same [noun] | 38 |
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