| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] by [noun pl] [prep] | 362 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] by [noun sg] [prep] | 228 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] by [noun] of | 212 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] by [noun] in | 125 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] by [noun prp] [prep] | 111 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] by [noun] to | 80 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] by [noun] from | 72 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] by [noun] at | 48 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] by [n mass] [prep] | 44 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] by [noun] with | 37 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] by member [prep] | 34 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] by members [prep] | 34 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] by [noun] for | 32 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] by [noun] on | 30 |
|
| 15 | were [vb pp] by means [prep] | 23 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] by means [prep] | 23 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] by police [prep] | 23 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] by police [prep] | 23 |
|
| 19 | were taken by [noun] [prep] | 18 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] by [noun] as | 18 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] by [noun] after | 15 |
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| 22 | were made by [noun] [prep] | 15 |
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| 23 | were followed by [noun] [prep] | 14 |
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| 24 | were killed by [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 25 | were replaced by [noun] [prep] | 13 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] by representatives [prep] | 12 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] by representative [prep] | 12 |
|
| 28 | were joined by [noun] [prep] | 10 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] by other [prep] | 10 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] by others [prep] | 10 |
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