| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 487 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] | 304 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] of [noun] | 258 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] | 201 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] appointed [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 171 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] elected [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 87 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] in [noun] | 71 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] made [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 66 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] minister [prep] [noun] | 51 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] by [noun] | 45 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] to [noun] | 42 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] for [noun] | 39 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] given [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 35 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] | 33 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] on [noun] | 31 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] president [prep] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] governor [prep] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] king [prep] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] taken [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] at [noun] | 16 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] state | 13 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] mp [prep] [noun] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] state | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] granted [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] chairman [prep] [noun] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] head [prep] [noun] | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] constable [prep] [noun] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] bishop [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] crowned [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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