| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adj] [prep] the | 542 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [prep] the | 528 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [adj] [prep] the | 206 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the | 192 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] by the | 158 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] make [adj] [prep] the | 155 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] made [adj] [prep] the | 152 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] in the | 131 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] to the | 101 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] dead [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] for the | 54 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] at the | 52 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] on the | 50 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] of the | 50 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] become [adj] [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] find [adj] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] found [adj] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] becoming [adj] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] keep [adj] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] with the | 33 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] kept [adj] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] clear [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] shoot [adj] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] shot [adj] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] possible [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] available [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] high [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] left [adj] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] leave [adj] [prep] the | 25 |
|
