| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] be [verb] [prep] | 2654 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 2647 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [prep] | 2626 |
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| 4 | [was/were] being [verb] [prep] | 2625 |
|
| 5 | was [be] [verb] [prep] | 1619 |
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| 6 | were [be] [verb] [prep] | 1035 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [be] [verb] by | 664 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [be] [verb] in | 406 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [be] [verb] to | 231 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [be] [verb] for | 231 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [be] [verb] at | 178 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [be] [verb] on | 131 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [be] [verb] from | 126 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [be] [verb] into | 117 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [be] [verb] as | 107 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [be] [verb] with | 93 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [be] make [prep] | 92 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [be] made [prep] | 92 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [be] held [prep] | 84 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [be] hold [prep] | 84 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [be] used [prep] | 83 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [be] use [prep] | 83 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [be] treated [prep] | 57 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [be] treat [prep] | 57 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [be] taken [prep] | 55 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [be] take [prep] | 55 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [be] questioned [prep] | 45 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [be] question [prep] | 45 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [be] [verb] about | 43 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [be] prepared [prep] | 40 |
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