| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [vb pp] that [noun] | 786 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 740 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun prp] | 436 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun pl] | 233 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun sg] | 110 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] announced that [noun] | 76 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] reported that [noun] | 62 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] agreed that [noun] | 48 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] suggested that [noun] | 37 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] said that [noun] | 36 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] told that [noun] | 34 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] revealed that [noun] | 33 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] found that [noun] | 28 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] felt that [noun] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] held that [noun] | 23 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 22 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] decided that [noun] | 21 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] thought that [noun] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] claimed that [noun] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that [n mass] | 18 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that mr | 18 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that mr | 18 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] believed that [noun] | 18 |
|
| 24 | he [was/were] [vb pp] that [noun] | 17 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] that [noun] | 16 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] alleged that [noun] | 15 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] assumed that [noun] | 15 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] discovered that [noun] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] noted that [noun] | 13 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] stated that [noun] | 13 |
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