| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] the | 1043 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [noun sg] [prep] the | 839 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] the | 533 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] of the | 408 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] of the | 408 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] the | 373 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [noun sg] [prep] the | 204 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] appoint [noun sg] [prep] the | 160 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] appointed [noun sg] [prep] the | 160 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] in the | 141 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] in the | 141 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] elect [noun sg] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] elected [noun sg] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the | 136 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] take [noun sg] [prep] the | 118 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] to the | 113 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] to the | 113 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] taking [noun sg] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] give [noun sg] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] president [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] place [prep] the | 72 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] at the | 63 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] at the | 63 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] make [noun sg] [prep] the | 57 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] for the | 53 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] for the | 53 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] on the | 48 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] by the | 48 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] by the | 48 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] on the | 48 |
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