| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] the | 780 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 661 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 391 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a | 229 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] in [art] | 181 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] to [art] | 161 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] forced [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 118 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] on [art] | 117 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] for [art] | 108 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] with [art] | 100 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] asked [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 78 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] allowed [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 68 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] at [art] | 60 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] expected [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] from [art] | 53 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] invited [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 49 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] to go [prep] [art] | 46 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] as [art] | 41 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] into [art] | 40 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] an | 38 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] told [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 32 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] to work [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] to look [prep] [art] | 30 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] designed [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] by [art] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] made [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] intended [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] bound [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] required [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] encouraged [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
