| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] | 3022 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [noun sg] [prep] | 2377 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] | 1421 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] | 1208 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] of | 878 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] of | 878 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [noun sg] [prep] | 643 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] in | 507 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] in | 507 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] appoint [noun sg] [prep] | 421 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] appointed [noun sg] [prep] | 421 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] | 389 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] take [noun sg] [prep] | 326 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] to | 319 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] to | 319 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] elected [noun sg] [prep] | 267 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] elect [noun sg] [prep] | 267 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] for | 240 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] for | 240 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] taking [noun sg] [prep] | 231 |
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| 21 | [was/were] give [noun sg] [prep] | 210 |
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| 22 | [was/were] make [noun sg] [prep] | 194 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] on | 183 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] on | 183 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] at | 168 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] at | 168 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] with | 160 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] with | 160 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] place [prep] | 153 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] by | 150 |
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