| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] be [prep] | 46 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pers pn] [be] [prep] | 40 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] [prep] | 31 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] was [prep] | 27 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [pron] [be] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [pron] [be] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [pron] [be] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] in | 17 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [pron] [be] [prep] | 17 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] were [prep] | 16 |
|
| 12 | were [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] [prep] | 15 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] it [be] [prep] | 14 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] it [be] [prep] | 14 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] they [be] [prep] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] they [be] [prep] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [coord] [pron] [be] [prep] | 10 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [pron] [be] [prep] | 9 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] and [pron] [be] [prep] | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [pron] [be] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] told [conj] [pron] [be] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [pron] [be] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] he [be] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] at | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] he [be] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] to | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] i [be] [prep] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [be] on | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] i [be] [prep] | 5 |
|
