| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 8467 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [verb] [art] | 6245 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 4517 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] the | 4419 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] the | 4419 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] a | 3871 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 3691 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] a | 3359 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [art] | 2412 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] [art] | 2360 |
|
| 11 | [noun] were [verb] [art] | 2222 |
|
| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 2134 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 1695 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] give [art] | 751 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] given [art] | 707 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] an | 512 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] make [art] | 270 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] have [art] | 227 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] take [art] | 179 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] having [art] | 143 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] become [art] | 133 |
|
| 22 | aim [was/were] [verb] [art] | 130 |
|
| 23 | aim [was/were] [verb] [art] | 123 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] making [art] | 119 |
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| 25 | [noun] [was/were] taking [art] | 117 |
|
| 26 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [art] | 112 |
|
| 27 | man [was/were] [verb] [art] | 103 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] get [art] | 103 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] award [art] | 100 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] awarded [art] | 100 |
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