| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] to be [verb] [prep] the | 643 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [prep] be [vb pp] [prep] the | 642 |
|
| 3 | was [prep] be [verb] [prep] the | 379 |
|
| 4 | were [prep] be [verb] [prep] the | 264 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] in the | 145 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] by the | 120 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] to the | 98 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [prep] be found [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [prep] be find [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] on the | 41 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] from the | 34 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] at the | 33 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] for the | 29 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] with the | 20 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] as the | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [prep] be seen [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [prep] be see [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] be made [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] be held [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [prep] be hold [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [prep] be make [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [prep] be use [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [prep] be used [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] through the | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [prep] be pay [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [prep] be give [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [prep] be given [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [prep] be paid [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [prep] be [verb] into the | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [prep] be achieve [prep] the | 9 |
|
