| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 2 | [prep] [noun pl] was [vb pp] [prep] the | 135 |
|
| 3 | [prep] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] the | 135 |
|
| 4 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] in the | 57 |
|
| 5 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] by the | 55 |
|
| 6 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] to the | 32 |
|
| 7 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] on the | 18 |
|
| 8 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] at the | 16 |
|
| 9 | for [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 10 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] with the | 15 |
|
| 11 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] from the | 13 |
|
| 12 | in [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 13 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] for the | 10 |
|
| 14 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] made [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] into the | 8 |
|
| 16 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] used [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 17 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] around the | 7 |
|
| 18 | between [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 19 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] during the | 6 |
|
| 20 | on [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 21 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] taken [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 22 | [prep] groups [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 23 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] thrown [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 24 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] reflected [prep] the | 5 |
|
