| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 4984 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 4529 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 3797 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] | 2916 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] | 2916 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] by a [adj] | 2058 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] by a [adj] | 1719 |
|
| 8 | were [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 1186 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] by an [adj] | 339 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [num] | 143 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] followed by [art] [adj] | 137 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] replaced by [art] [adj] | 106 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] national | 104 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] national | 104 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [num ord] | 103 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [adj -er] | 101 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] local | 99 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] local | 99 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [det] | 84 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] new | 82 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] new | 81 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] approved by [art] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] accompanied by [art] [adj] | 77 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] made by [art] [adj] | 73 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] british | 71 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] british | 71 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] provided by [art] [adj] | 57 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] dominated by [art] [adj] | 56 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] single | 49 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] single | 49 |
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