| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] in [art] [noun sg] | 1537 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] in the [noun] | 1481 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] in a [noun] | 379 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] in [art] [noun pl] | 206 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] in [art] [noun prp] | 182 |
|
| 6 | were found in [art] [noun] | 86 |
|
| 7 | were killed in [art] [noun] | 83 |
|
| 8 | were included in [art] [noun] | 80 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] in an [noun] | 78 |
|
| 10 | were used in [art] [noun] | 52 |
|
| 11 | were made in [art] [noun] | 52 |
|
| 12 | were held in [art] [noun] | 40 |
|
| 13 | were placed in [art] [noun] | 38 |
|
| 14 | were injured in [art] [noun] | 36 |
|
| 15 | were lost in [art] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 16 | were [vb pp] in [art] study | 27 |
|
| 17 | were recorded in [art] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 18 | were [vb pp] in [art] study | 27 |
|
| 19 | were [vb pp] in [art] [n mass] | 26 |
|
| 20 | were published in [art] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 21 | were kept in [art] [noun] | 22 |
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| 22 | were seen in [art] [noun] | 21 |
|
| 23 | were caught in [art] [noun] | 21 |
|
| 24 | were reported in [art] [noun] | 20 |
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| 25 | were spent in [art] [noun] | 19 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] in [art] united | 19 |
|
| 27 | were [vb pp] in [art] united | 19 |
|
| 28 | were left in [art] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 29 | were discovered in [art] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 30 | were employed in [art] [noun] | 16 |
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