| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] the | 665 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 588 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] when [art] | 412 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 295 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] a | 182 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] because [art] | 90 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] | 90 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] after [art] | 86 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] before [art] | 55 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] killed [subord] [art] | 47 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] until [art] | 33 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] while [art] | 30 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] if [art] | 26 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] an | 24 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] where [art] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] made [subord] [art] | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] injured [subord] [art] | 19 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] lost [subord] [art] | 15 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] taken [subord] [art] | 15 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] arrested [subord] [art] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] cancelled [subord] [art] | 13 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] revealed [subord] [art] | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] used [subord] [art] | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] hurt [subord] [art] | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] whether [art] | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] needed [subord] [art] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] no | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] delayed [subord] [art] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] since [art] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] observed [subord] [art] | 9 |
|
