| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the | 615 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the | 605 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] by the | 427 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [adv prt] by the | 188 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] up by the | 187 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] out by the | 129 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] take [adv prt] by the | 109 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] by the | 109 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] over by the | 77 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] down by the | 70 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] by the | 51 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] by the | 51 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] set [adv prt] by the | 50 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] set [adv prt] by the | 50 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] off by the | 42 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] in by the | 37 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] brought [adv prt] by the | 35 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] bring [adv prt] by the | 35 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] put [adv prt] by the | 22 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] put [adv prt] by the | 22 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] turn [adv prt] by the | 21 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] about by the | 21 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] turned [adv prt] by the | 21 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] back by the | 20 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on by the | 19 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] picked [adv prt] by the | 17 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] pick [adv prt] by the | 17 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] lay [adv prt] by the | 13 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] call [adv prt] by the | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] laid [adv prt] by the | 12 |
|
