| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] [prep] | 1447 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [prep] | 1361 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] [art] [noun] [prep] | 1103 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] of | 871 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] [prep] | 850 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] [prep] | 749 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] [prep] | 557 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] [prep] | 557 |
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| 9 | [was/were] given [art] [noun] [prep] | 357 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [art] [noun] [prep] | 344 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] in | 142 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] an [noun] [prep] | 101 |
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| 13 | [was/were] made [art] [noun] [prep] | 100 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] for | 97 |
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| 15 | [was/were] offered [art] [noun] [prep] | 91 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] by | 90 |
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| 17 | [was/were] awarded [art] [noun] [prep] | 89 |
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| 18 | [was/were] elected [art] [noun] [prep] | 89 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun pl] [prep] | 62 |
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| 20 | [was/were] granted [art] [noun] [prep] | 59 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] fellow [prep] | 54 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] fellow [prep] | 54 |
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| 23 | [was/were] appointed [art] [noun] [prep] | 46 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] job [prep] | 43 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun] on | 43 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] job [prep] | 43 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] task [prep] | 34 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] member [prep] | 34 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] member [prep] | 34 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] task [prep] | 34 |
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