| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the | 4645 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 4391 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 3777 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 2644 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 2078 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a | 1586 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] by [art] | 1569 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 1113 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 1113 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] in [art] | 1113 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [prep] [art] | 1046 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [prep] [art] | 1046 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] to [art] | 729 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] on [art] | 391 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] [art] | 353 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] with [art] | 332 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 328 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 328 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] of [art] | 323 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] at [art] | 306 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] carried [adv] [prep] [art] | 302 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] for [art] | 290 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] set [adv] [prep] [art] | 288 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] as [art] | 267 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] off [prep] [art] | 265 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] off [prep] [art] | 265 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] brought [adv] [prep] [art] | 245 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [prep] [art] | 231 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [prep] [art] | 231 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [prep] [art] | 231 |
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