| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] | 67 |
|
| 2 | [n mass] were [verb] [verb] [art] | 53 |
|
| 3 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [verb] the | 52 |
|
| 4 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [art] | 51 |
|
| 5 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [art] | 23 |
|
| 6 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [verb] a | 22 |
|
| 7 | [n mass] was [verb] [verb] [art] | 22 |
|
| 8 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] using [art] | 19 |
|
| 9 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] use [art] | 19 |
|
| 10 | people [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] | 15 |
|
| 11 | data [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] | 14 |
|
| 12 | staff [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] | 12 |
|
| 13 | [n mass] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [art] | 8 |
|
| 14 | [n mass] [was/were] ask [verb] [art] | 8 |
|
| 15 | [n mass] [was/were] asked [verb] [art] | 7 |
|
| 16 | means [was/were] [verb] [verb] [art] | 6 |
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