| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [art] [adj] [noun] | 348 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 331 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 294 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] the [adj] [noun] | 220 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] a [adj] [noun] | 98 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 44 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] new [noun] | 27 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] agreed [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 25 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] an [adj] [noun] | 24 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] told [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] reported [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 19 |
|
| 12 | were [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] held [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] felt [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 15 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] announced [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 14 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] noted [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] decided [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] argued [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] found [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] realised [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] assumed [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] suggested [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] thought [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] revealed [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] believed [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] old [noun] | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] estimated [that] [art] [adj] [noun] | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] government | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] only [noun] | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [that] [art] [adj] government | 7 |
|
