| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [art] | 566 |
|
| 2 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the | 450 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the | 450 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 391 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [verb] to [art] | 124 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a | 114 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 112 |
|
| 8 | were [vb pp] [verb] in [art] | 112 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a | 98 |
|
| 10 | were [vb pp] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 59 |
|
| 11 | were [vb pp] [verb] on [art] | 56 |
|
| 12 | were [vb pp] accord [prep] [art] | 51 |
|
| 13 | were [vb pp] according [prep] [art] | 51 |
|
| 14 | were [vb pp] [verb] for [art] | 50 |
|
| 15 | were forced [verb] [prep] [art] | 44 |
|
| 16 | were [vb pp] [verb] with [art] | 36 |
|
| 17 | were asked [verb] [prep] [art] | 34 |
|
| 18 | were [vb pp] [verb] at [art] | 33 |
|
| 19 | were [vb pp] [verb] from [art] | 31 |
|
| 20 | were invited [verb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
|
| 21 | were expected [verb] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 22 | were allowed [verb] [prep] [art] | 26 |
|
| 23 | were found [verb] [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 24 | were reported [verb] [prep] [art] | 19 |
|
| 25 | were seen [verb] [prep] [art] | 19 |
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| 26 | were left [verb] [prep] [art] | 17 |
|
| 27 | were [vb pp] go [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] an | 16 |
|
| 29 | were encouraged [verb] [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 30 | were told [verb] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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