| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [noun] [noun] | 524 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [noun] | 404 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [noun sg] | 364 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun prp] [noun] | 235 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [noun prp] | 171 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [noun] [noun] | 157 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [noun pl] | 124 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] appointed [noun] [noun] | 122 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] called [noun] [noun] | 98 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] given [noun] [noun] | 73 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] born [noun] [noun] | 36 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] named [noun] [noun] | 35 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [n mass] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] minister | 31 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] minister | 31 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] made [noun] [noun] | 29 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] elected [noun] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] awarded [noun] [noun] | 25 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] granted [noun] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] deputy [noun] | 23 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] deputy [noun] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] told [noun] [noun] | 19 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] mr [noun] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] mr [noun] | 15 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] status | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] director | 13 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] director | 13 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] status | 13 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] party [noun] | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] finance [noun] | 12 |
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