| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [verb] by the | 129 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] [verb] by the | 123 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] and [verb] by the | 114 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] and [verb] by the | 114 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [vb pp] by the | 110 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] [conj] [verb] by the | 80 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] by the | 50 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [vb past] by the | 16 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] or [verb] by the | 9 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] or [verb] by the | 9 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] by the | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] as [verb] by the | 6 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] as [verb] by the | 6 |
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| 14 | [was/were] captured [conj] [verb] by the | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] capture [conj] [verb] by the | 5 |
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