| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 10017 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 9072 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 8755 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 7353 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 7353 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 2601 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 2232 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 2022 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 2006 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 1262 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 1042 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 849 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 776 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from [art] | 620 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 584 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 480 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 469 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 369 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] make [prep] [art] | 361 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [prep] [art] | 359 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] into [art] | 292 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 262 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] during [art] | 156 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] take [prep] [art] | 148 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] taken [prep] [art] | 147 |
|
| 26 | men [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 138 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] held [prep] [art] | 124 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] hold [prep] [art] | 124 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] use [prep] [art] | 114 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] used [prep] [art] | 114 |
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