| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [noun] | 9899 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] by [art] [noun] | 7615 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] | 7597 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun] | 7318 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] by [art] [noun] | 2444 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by a [noun] | 2415 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun pl] | 1170 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun prp] | 1102 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by an [noun] | 321 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] followed by [art] [noun] | 257 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] follow by [art] [noun] | 257 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [n mass] | 178 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] government | 169 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] government | 164 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] by [art] [noun] | 153 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] make by [art] [noun] | 152 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] made by [art] [noun] | 152 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] approved by [art] [noun] | 134 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] approve by [art] [noun] | 134 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] fact | 129 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] fact | 126 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] court | 110 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] accompany by [art] [noun] | 107 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] accompanied by [art] [noun] | 106 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] hit by [art] [noun] | 104 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] hit by [art] [noun] | 104 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] court | 95 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] caused by [art] [noun] | 93 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] cause by [art] [noun] | 93 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] dominate by [art] [noun] | 92 |
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