| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] the | 729 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] up [prep] the | 606 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] up [prep] the | 276 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up in the | 192 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up by the | 187 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] set up [prep] the | 164 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] set up [prep] the | 163 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] up to the | 69 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] up at the | 66 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] up on the | 66 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] taken up [prep] the | 62 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] up with the | 62 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] take up [prep] the | 62 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] bring up [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] brought up [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] up for the | 41 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] draw up [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] drawn up [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] catch up [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] caught up [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] pick up [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] up under the | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] up from the | 25 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] picked up [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] up against the | 21 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] come up [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] up into the | 20 |
|
