| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an | 2508 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] an | 2194 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [prep] an | 717 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by an | 697 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] as an | 473 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in an | 444 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] an | 365 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to an | 276 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] with an | 246 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on an | 153 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for an | 139 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] at an | 119 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] from an | 85 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] seen [prep] an | 83 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] see [prep] an | 83 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] into an | 72 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] killed [prep] an | 57 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] kill [prep] an | 57 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] regard [prep] an | 47 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] regarded [prep] an | 47 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] use [prep] an | 41 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] based [prep] an | 41 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] come [prep] an | 41 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] base [prep] an | 41 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] used [prep] an | 40 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] an | 38 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] follow [prep] an | 37 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] followed [prep] an | 37 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] made [prep] an | 36 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] make [prep] an | 36 |
|
