| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 199 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 120 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun pl] | 98 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun pl] | 96 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [det] [noun pl] | 92 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] few [noun pl] | 89 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] few [noun pl] | 89 |
|
| 8 | were [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 79 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun pl] | 63 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun pl] | 63 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [num] [noun pl] | 53 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 47 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] every [adj] [noun pl] | 36 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] every [adj] [noun pl] | 36 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] months | 26 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] years | 25 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] days | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] minutes | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] given [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] weeks | 13 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] two [noun pl] | 11 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] two [noun pl] | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] three [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] three [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] hours | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] hundred [noun pl] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] made [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] hundred [noun pl] | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] yards | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] times | 5 |
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