| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv prt] | 2464 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] out | 882 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] up | 715 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] was [vb pp] [adv prt] | 307 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] carried [adv prt] | 290 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] in | 276 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] down | 228 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] set [adv prt] | 210 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] off | 178 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] on | 160 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] taken [adv prt] | 142 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] back | 129 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] brought [adv prt] | 126 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] over | 119 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] called [adv prt] | 109 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] sent [adv prt] | 93 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] put [adv prt] | 89 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] laid [adv prt] | 87 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] drawn [adv prt] | 59 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] handed [adv prt] | 57 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] cut [adv prt] | 40 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] turned [adv prt] | 40 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [adv prt] | 39 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] thrown [adv prt] | 29 |
|
| 25 | men [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] | 28 |
|
| 26 | police [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] | 27 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] broken [adv prt] | 27 |
|
| 28 | tests [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] | 26 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] passed [adv prt] | 24 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] built [adv prt] | 24 |
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