| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] the | 719 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [vb pp] the | 664 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [vb pp] the | 212 |
|
| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] the | 212 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [vb pp] the | 212 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [vb pp] the | 200 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [vb pp] the | 198 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] given the | 174 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] [vb pp] the | 109 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [vb pp] the | 106 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] called the | 100 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] awarded the | 93 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] the | 87 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [vb pp] the | 81 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [vb pp] the | 81 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [vb pp] the | 60 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [vb pp] the | 60 |
|
| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] the | 57 |
|
| 19 | which [was/were] [vb pp] the | 57 |
|
| 20 | which [was/were] [vb pp] the | 57 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [vb pp] the | 56 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [vb pp] the | 56 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] told the | 48 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] offered the | 47 |
|
| 25 | we [was/were] [vb pp] the | 39 |
|
| 26 | we [was/were] [vb pp] the | 38 |
|
| 27 | what [was/were] [vb pp] the | 30 |
|
| 28 | what [was/were] [vb pp] the | 30 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] shown the | 24 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [vb pp] the | 18 |
|
