| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 597 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 545 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 359 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] of [noun] | 304 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 266 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] appointed [noun] [prep] [noun] | 174 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 114 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] in [noun] | 93 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] elected [noun] [prep] [noun] | 89 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 78 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [n mass] [prep] [noun] | 76 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] made [noun] [prep] [noun] | 73 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] by [noun] | 70 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] given [noun] [prep] [noun] | 56 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] fined [noun] [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] minister [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] minister [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 50 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] to [noun] | 50 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] for [noun] | 48 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] on [noun] | 40 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] [prep] [n mass] | 36 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] president [prep] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] president [prep] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] at [noun] | 26 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] with [noun] | 22 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] granted [noun] [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] governor [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] governor [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] king [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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