| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] the | 283 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [prep] the | 240 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [prep] the | 160 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [prep] the | 123 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 88 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 88 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the | 70 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the | 70 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] refer [prep] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] referred [prep] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] with [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] upon [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] at [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] dealt [prep] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] deal [prep] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] from [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] at the | 17 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] at the | 17 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] as the | 16 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] as the | 16 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] look [prep] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] on the | 14 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] pay [prep] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] on the | 14 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] paid [prep] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] into [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] of [prep] the | 12 |
|
