| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] an [adj] | 534 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] an [adj] | 423 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] an [adj] | 237 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] an [adj] | 186 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] an [adj] | 124 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] an [adj] | 124 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] give an [adj] | 80 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] given an [adj] | 77 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] an honorary | 38 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] an honorary | 38 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] become an [adj] | 31 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] an important | 31 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] an important | 31 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] make an [adj] | 27 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] an old | 22 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] have an [adj] | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] play an [adj] | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] an old | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] wear an [adj] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] wearing an [adj] | 19 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] to become an [adj] | 18 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] an extra | 17 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] an extra | 17 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] consider an [adj] | 15 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] take an [adj] | 15 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] elect an [adj] | 15 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] considered an [adj] | 15 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] having an [adj] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] elected an [adj] | 14 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] taking an [adj] | 14 |
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