| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] that [noun] | 974 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 915 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] that [noun prp] | 581 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] that [noun pl] | 287 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] that [noun sg] | 149 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] tell that [noun] | 97 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] told that [noun] | 97 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] that [noun] | 79 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] announced that [noun] | 76 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] announce that [noun] | 76 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [noun] | 74 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] that [noun] | 63 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] report that [noun] | 63 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] reported that [noun] | 63 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] say that [noun] | 63 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] agree that [noun] | 50 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] agreed that [noun] | 50 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] suggest that [noun] | 45 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] suggested that [noun] | 37 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] said that [noun] | 36 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] revealed that [noun] | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] reveal that [noun] | 33 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] find that [noun] | 30 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] found that [noun] | 29 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] that [n mass] | 29 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] feel that [noun] | 26 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] felt that [noun] | 26 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] that mr | 24 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] that mr | 24 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] saying that [noun] | 23 |
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