| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by [art] | 909 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [adv prt] by [art] | 656 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the | 605 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by the | 605 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by a | 301 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] up by [art] | 293 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by a | 258 |
|
| 8 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] by [art] | 253 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] out by [art] | 192 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] by [art] | 143 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] down by [art] | 111 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] over by [art] | 102 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] by [art] | 81 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] set [adv prt] by [art] | 68 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] off by [art] | 61 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] brought [adv prt] by [art] | 55 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] in by [art] | 51 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] by an | 43 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] picked [adv prt] by [art] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] put [adv prt] by [art] | 29 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] about by [art] | 28 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] on by [art] | 28 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] back by [art] | 26 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] turned [adv prt] by [art] | 24 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] knocked [adv prt] by [art] | 23 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] called [adv prt] by [art] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] laid [adv prt] by [art] | 15 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] cut [adv prt] by [art] | 14 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] ruled [adv prt] by [art] | 13 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] drawn [adv prt] by [art] | 11 |
|
