| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 483 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 359 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the | 255 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the | 255 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [art] | 230 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 218 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] a | 216 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] a | 199 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 124 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] | 85 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] | 85 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [art] | 50 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [art] | 50 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] taken [adv] [art] | 47 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [art] | 46 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [art] | 46 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] only [art] | 43 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] only [art] | 43 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] put [adv] [art] | 36 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [Wh adv] [art] | 31 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] given [adv] [art] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [art] | 23 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [art] | 23 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] carried [adv] [art] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] just [art] | 21 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] just [art] | 21 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] made [adv] [art] | 21 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] brought [adv] [art] | 20 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] an | 17 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] all [art] | 15 |
|
