| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in [art] | 618 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in the | 416 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in the | 416 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [adv prt] in [art] | 400 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] up in [art] | 273 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] in [art] | 218 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in a | 199 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] out in [art] | 179 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in a | 171 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] set [adv prt] in [art] | 79 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] brought [adv prt] in [art] | 70 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] down in [art] | 56 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] in [art] | 53 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] caught [adv prt] in [art] | 47 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] off in [art] | 40 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] laid [adv prt] in [art] | 34 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] in an | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] back in [art] | 26 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] in [art] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] sent [adv prt] in [art] | 17 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] on in [art] | 16 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] summed [adv prt] in [art] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] tied [adv prt] in [art] | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] put [adv prt] in [art] | 11 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] over in [art] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] pointed [adv prt] in [art] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] written [adv prt] in [art] | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] picked [adv prt] in [art] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] knocked [adv prt] in [art] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] about in [art] | 7 |
|
