| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 301 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 292 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] | 287 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 176 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 174 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 174 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] this [noun] | 68 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 60 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun pl] | 57 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 38 |
|
| 11 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 35 |
|
| 12 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 35 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] given [det] [noun] | 33 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 31 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] some [noun] | 27 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] year | 27 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] several [noun] | 26 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] held [det] [noun] | 26 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] time | 25 |
|
| 23 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] told [det] [noun] | 21 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 20 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] agreed [det] [noun] | 19 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] announced [det] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 29 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] years | 18 |
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