| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [vb pp] that | 4844 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that | 4527 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] held that | 415 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] told that | 321 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] agreed that | 306 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] reported that | 263 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] found that | 235 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] announced that | 221 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] suggested that | 202 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] decided that | 200 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] felt that | 196 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] that | 191 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] said that | 172 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [vb pp] that | 167 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] argued that | 132 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] estimated that | 126 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] thought that | 121 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [vb pp] that | 113 |
|
| 19 | he [was/were] [vb pp] that | 110 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] revealed that | 109 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] discovered that | 101 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] hoped that | 97 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] assumed that | 96 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] believed that | 88 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] noted that | 85 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] expected that | 69 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] claimed that | 68 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] alleged that | 63 |
|
| 29 | she [was/were] [vb pp] that | 57 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] [vb pp] that | 55 |
|
