| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] the | 749 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 466 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] the | 248 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [to-vb] the | 201 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] was [verb] the | 166 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] give the | 77 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] given the | 73 |
|
| 8 | men [was/were] [verb] the | 23 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] use the | 19 |
|
| 10 | police [was/were] [verb] the | 19 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] take the | 19 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] make the | 17 |
|
| 13 | women [was/were] [verb] the | 15 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] call the | 15 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] tell the | 13 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] using the | 13 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] called the | 12 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] follow the | 11 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] told the | 11 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] taking the | 10 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] do the | 10 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] reduce the | 9 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] doing the | 9 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] leave the | 9 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] ask the | 9 |
|
| 26 | members [was/were] [verb] the | 9 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] following the | 9 |
|
| 28 | officials [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | duties [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] enjoy the | 8 |
|
