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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [vb pp] to the	4347
2	was [vb pp] to the	3032
3	were [vb pp] to the	1315
4	[was/were] given to the	184
5	[was/were] sent to the	174
6	[was/were] added to the	170
7	[was/were] taken to the	160
8	[was/were] appointed to the	138
9	[was/were] made to the	136
10	[was/were] transferred to the	124
11	[was/were] called to the	111
12	[was/were] presented to the	109
13	[was/were] admitted to the	90
14	[was/were] attached to the	89
15	[was/were] elected to the	80
16	[was/were] related to the	76
17	[was/were] confined to the	65
18	[was/were] brought to the	63
19	[was/were] left to the	62
20	[was/were] introduced to the	57
21	[was/were] applied to the	53
22	[was/were] returned to the	52
23	[was/were] put to the	49
24	[was/were] referred to the	49
25	[was/were] drawn to the	45
26	[was/were] paid to the	44
27	[was/were] limited to the	42
28	[was/were] reported to the	38
29	[was/were] known to the	38
30	[was/were] sold to the	38