SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [vb pp] the [noun sg]	1189
2	was [vb pp] the [noun]	1083
3	were [vb pp] the [noun]	416
4	[was/were] given the [noun]	367
5	[was/were] awarded the [noun]	167
6	[was/were] [vb pp] the [noun pl]	155
7	[was/were] [vb pp] the [noun prp]	140
8	[was/were] called the [noun]	101
9	[was/were] told the [noun]	89
10	[was/were] offered the [noun]	69
11	[was/were] [vb pp] the opportunity	46
12	[was/were] [vb pp] the opportunity	46
13	[was/were] granted the [noun]	43
14	[was/were] [vb pp] the right	40
15	[was/were] [vb pp] the right	39
16	[was/were] [vb pp] the task	36
17	[was/were] [vb pp] the task	36
18	[was/were] [vb pp] the chance	34
19	[was/were] [vb pp] the chance	34
20	[was/were] shown the [noun]	33
21	[was/were] made the [noun]	31
22	[was/were] [vb pp] the job	26
23	[was/were] [vb pp] the job	26
24	[was/were] denied the [noun]	24
25	[was/were] [vb pp] the day	23
26	[was/were] [vb pp] the day	23
27	[was/were] spared the [noun]	20
28	[was/were] born the [noun]	18
29	[was/were] [vb pp] the title	18
30	[was/were] [vb pp] the title	18