SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun] was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	356
2	[noun sg] was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	217
3	[noun prp] was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	123
4	[noun] was given the [noun sg]	83
5	[noun] was told the [noun sg]	21
6	[noun] was awarded the [noun sg]	20
7	[noun] was called the [noun sg]	20
8	[noun] was granted the [noun sg]	15
9	[noun] was [vb pp] the day	14
10	[noun] was made the [noun sg]	13
11	[noun] was offered the [noun sg]	13
12	[noun pl] was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	12
13	[noun] was [vb pp] the job	11
14	[noun] was [vb pp] the task	10
15	[noun] was declared the [noun sg]	9
16	[noun] was [vb pp] the right	9
17	group was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	8
18	[noun] was [vb pp] the opportunity	8
19	[noun] was [vb pp] the responsibility	8
20	[noun] was [vb pp] the go-ahead	7
21	group was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	7
22	court was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
23	[noun] was [vb pp] the title	6
24	court was [vb pp] the [noun sg]	6
25	[noun] was spared the [noun sg]	5
26	[noun] was [vb pp] the contract	5
27	[noun] was [vb pp] the winner	5
28	[noun] was shown the [noun sg]	5