| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 1562 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [adj] | 1385 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 1304 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 1016 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 822 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 822 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] a [adj] | 726 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] a [adj] | 616 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 545 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 154 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] use [art] [adj] | 116 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] used [verb] [art] [adj] | 112 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] an [adj] | 110 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] using [art] [adj] | 108 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] have [art] [adj] | 83 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [adj] | 80 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] new | 79 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] new | 79 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] to have [art] [adj] | 78 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] forced [verb] [art] [adj] | 76 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [num ord] | 68 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [num] | 65 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] determined [verb] [art] [adj] | 63 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] intended [verb] [art] [adj] | 61 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] expected [verb] [art] [adj] | 61 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] designed [verb] [art] [adj] | 58 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] make [art] [adj] | 56 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] to make [art] [adj] | 55 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 49 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [det] | 48 |
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