| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] be [verb] | 364 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] be [verb] | 364 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] have be [verb] | 353 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] been [verb] | 353 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be [vb pp] | 345 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] to have be [verb] | 334 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 194 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [verb] be [verb] | 190 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] report [verb] be [verb] | 124 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] reported [verb] be [verb] | 124 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] say [verb] be [verb] | 66 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] said [verb] be [verb] | 66 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be kill | 38 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be killed | 38 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] believed [verb] be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] believe [verb] be [verb] | 31 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] think [verb] be [verb] | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] thought [verb] be [verb] | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] was [verb] | 22 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to do be [verb] | 20 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be [v-ing] | 20 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] do be [verb] | 20 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] be [verb] | 20 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be arrested | 17 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be arrest | 17 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] allege [verb] be [verb] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] alleged [verb] be [verb] | 16 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] be [to-vb] | 15 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] found [verb] be [verb] | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] find [verb] be [verb] | 12 |
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