| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] the | 780 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the | 658 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the | 450 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] to the | 233 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the | 231 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] in the | 214 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] on the | 122 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [vb pp] [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] with the | 86 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] forced [verb] [prep] the | 86 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] accord [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] according [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] for the | 70 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] found [verb] [prep] the | 69 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] from the | 65 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] at the | 60 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] asked [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] allowed [verb] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] go [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] seen [verb] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] left [verb] [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] to go [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] invited [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] expected [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] into the | 34 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] made [verb] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] look [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] told [verb] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] by the | 24 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] to look [prep] the | 24 |
|
