| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 43 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 24 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 22 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 15 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 15 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 9 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 8 |
|
| 8 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 7 |
|
| 9 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 7 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 5 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 5 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] by the | 32 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] by the | 26 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] being [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [be] [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] be [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [prep] by the | 6 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] by the | 289 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] by the | 193 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] by the | 124 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] by the | 112 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] by the | 68 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] by the | 53 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] by the | 51 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] by the | 22 |
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