| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] | 5021 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 4984 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] | 4560 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] by [art] [adj] | 3824 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 2937 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] | 1729 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] by [art] [adj] | 1196 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by an [adj] | 345 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [num] | 144 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] followed by [art] [adj] | 137 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] follow by [art] [adj] | 137 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] replaced by [art] [adj] | 106 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] replace by [art] [adj] | 106 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [num ord] | 106 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] national | 104 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] national | 104 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj -er] | 101 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] local | 99 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] local | 99 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [det] | 85 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] new | 82 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] new | 81 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] approve by [art] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] approved by [art] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] accompanied by [art] [adj] | 77 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] accompany by [art] [adj] | 77 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] make by [art] [adj] | 73 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] made by [art] [adj] | 73 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] british | 71 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] british | 71 |
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