| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 28493 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 25295 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 23849 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 9732 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 9624 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] | 7597 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 5988 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun sg] | 5703 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun sg] | 3794 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun sg] | 2827 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] | 2182 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [noun sg] | 1941 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [noun sg] | 1882 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [noun sg] | 1630 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 1577 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [noun sg] | 1401 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] [noun sg] | 1111 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 683 |
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| 19 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 657 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 528 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] sit [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 499 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 484 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] take [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 447 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 436 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] use [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 413 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] used [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 406 |
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| 27 | [was/were] stand [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 403 |
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| 28 | [was/were] standing [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 394 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] find [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 387 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 385 |
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