| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] | 2185 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 1429 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun sg] | 1189 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] given [art] [noun sg] | 800 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] | 705 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] an [noun sg] | 179 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] awarded [art] [noun sg] | 173 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] made [art] [noun sg] | 153 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] offered [art] [noun sg] | 148 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] granted [art] [noun sg] | 100 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] called [art] [noun sg] | 99 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] elected [art] [noun sg] | 97 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] told [art] [noun sg] | 79 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] appointed [art] [noun sg] | 63 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] opportunity | 58 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] job | 56 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] fellow | 55 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] considered [art] [noun sg] | 54 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] chance | 51 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] every [noun sg] | 50 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] year | 50 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] shown [art] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] no [noun sg] | 43 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] right | 41 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] denied [art] [noun sg] | 39 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] task | 38 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] day | 38 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] born [art] [noun sg] | 37 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] member | 36 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] allowed [art] [noun sg] | 31 |
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