SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the [noun sg]	115
2	was [vb pp] [adv] the [noun]	99
3	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] the [noun]	92
4	were [vb pp] [adv] the [noun]	54
5	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the [noun]	40
6	[was/were] [vb pp] on the [noun]	32
7	[was/were] [vb pp] on the [noun]	32
8	[was/were] [vb pp] down the [noun]	29
9	[was/were] [vb pp] down the [noun]	29
10	[was/were] taken [adv] the [noun]	24
11	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the [noun pl]	23
12	[was/were] [vb pp] [Wh adv] the [noun]	20
13	[was/were] [vb pp] up the [noun]	13
14	[was/were] [vb pp] up the [noun]	13
15	[was/were] brought [adv] the [noun]	10
16	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the [noun prp]	10
17	[was/were] [vb pp] then the [noun]	9
18	[was/were] [vb pp] then the [noun]	9
19	[was/were] carried [adv] the [noun]	8
20	[was/were] [vb pp] out the [noun]	7
21	[was/were] [vb pp] so the [noun]	7
22	[was/were] [vb pp] once the [noun]	7
23	[was/were] [vb pp] once the [noun]	7
24	[was/were] [vb pp] out the [noun]	7
25	[was/were] [vb pp] so the [noun]	7
26	[was/were] [vb pp] whereby the [noun]	6
27	[was/were] [vb pp] whereby the [noun]	6
28	[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the back	6
29	[was/were] [vb pp] how the [noun]	5
30	[was/were] put [adv] the [noun]	5