| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] by [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 129 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 104 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] by [noun] of [noun] | 84 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] by [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 81 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] by [noun] in [noun] | 37 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] by [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 30 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] by [noun] to [noun] | 26 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] by [noun] from [noun] | 25 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] by [noun] on [noun] | 20 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] by [noun] at [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] by [n mass] [prep] [noun] | 15 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] by [noun] with [noun] | 12 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] [n mass] | 10 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] by [noun] for [noun] | 10 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] by police [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] by police [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] by member [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] by members [prep] [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | were taken by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | were reduced by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] by means [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] by [noun] as [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] by means [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] by ambulance [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] by ambulance [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 28 | were killed by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | were followed by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 5 |
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