| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] by the [adj] | 331 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the [adj] | 298 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv] by the [adj] | 231 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the [adj] | 169 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the [adj] | 166 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv] by the [adj] | 107 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up by the [adj] | 54 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] up by the [adj] | 54 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] out by the [adj] | 42 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] out by the [adj] | 42 |
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| 11 | [was/were] taken [adv] by the [adj] | 37 |
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| 12 | [was/were] take [adv] by the [adj] | 37 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] down by the [adj] | 22 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] down by the [adj] | 22 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] over by the [adj] | 22 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] over by the [adj] | 22 |
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| 17 | [was/were] carried [adv] by the [adj] | 21 |
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| 18 | [was/were] carry [adv] by the [adj] | 21 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] only by the [adj] | 17 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] only by the [adj] | 17 |
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| 21 | [was/were] set [adv] by the [adj] | 16 |
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| 22 | [was/were] set [adv] by the [adj] | 16 |
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| 23 | [was/were] put [adv] by the [adj] | 14 |
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| 24 | [was/were] put [adv] by the [adj] | 14 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the [num] | 12 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] yesterday by the [adj] | 12 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] yesterday by the [adj] | 12 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the [num ord] | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the [det] | 10 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the scottish | 10 |
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