SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] by the [adj]	742
2	were [verb] by the [adj]	646
3	were [verb] by the [num]	33
4	were [verb] by the [det]	28
5	were [verb] by the same	26
6	were [verb] by the same	26
7	were [verb] by the national	25
8	were [verb] by the national	25
9	were [verb] by the [num ord]	21
10	were made by the [adj]	21
11	were make by the [adj]	21
12	were [verb] by the british	19
13	were [verb] by the british	19
14	were replace by the [adj]	13
15	were replaced by the [adj]	13
16	were [verb] by the first	12
17	were [verb] by the new	12
18	were [verb] by the first	12
19	were [verb] by the new	12
20	were [verb] by the labour	11
21	were [verb] by the [adj -er]	11
22	were [verb] by the labour	11
23	were [verb] by the local	10
24	were [verb] by the [adj -est]	10
25	were [verb] by the local	10
26	were introduced by the [adj]	9
27	were [verb] by the supreme	9
28	were joined by the [adj]	9
29	were [verb] by the central	9
30	were [verb] by the central	9