| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] | 584 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [prep] | 517 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [pron] [prep] | 279 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] by | 216 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] him [prep] | 176 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] he [prep] | 176 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [prep] | 162 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] in | 145 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] by [pron] [prep] | 107 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] me [prep] | 107 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] i [prep] | 107 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] them [prep] | 94 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] they [prep] | 94 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] | 84 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [pron] [prep] | 70 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] it [prep] | 68 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] it [prep] | 68 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] her [prep] | 61 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] she [prep] | 61 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] given [prep] [pron] [prep] | 55 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] us [prep] | 55 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] we [prep] | 55 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] at | 45 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] as | 42 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] on | 35 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] for | 35 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [pron] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] from [pron] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] to | 30 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] of [pron] [prep] | 27 |
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