| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [n mass] were [verb] [art] | 90 |
|
| 2 | [n mass] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 66 |
|
| 3 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] the | 54 |
|
| 4 | people [was/were] [verb] [art] | 53 |
|
| 5 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] a | 47 |
|
| 6 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [art] | 39 |
|
| 7 | [n mass] was [verb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 8 | staff [was/were] [verb] [art] | 21 |
|
| 9 | [n mass] [was/were] give [art] | 11 |
|
| 10 | [n mass] [was/were] given [art] | 10 |
|
| 11 | aircraft [was/were] [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 12 | pair [was/were] [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 13 | [n mass] [was/were] [to-vb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 14 | [n mass] [was/were] have [art] | 6 |
|
| 15 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] every | 6 |
|
| 16 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] an | 5 |
|
| 17 | [n mass] [was/were] having [art] | 5 |
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