SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [vb pp] by the [adj]	742
2	were [vb pp] by the [adj]	641
3	were [vb pp] by the [num]	32
4	were [vb pp] by the [det]	27
5	were [vb pp] by the same	25
6	were [vb pp] by the national	25
7	were [vb pp] by the same	25
8	were [vb pp] by the national	25
9	were made by the [adj]	21
10	were [vb pp] by the [num ord]	21
11	were [vb pp] by the british	19
12	were [vb pp] by the british	19
13	were replaced by the [adj]	13
14	were [vb pp] by the first	12
15	were [vb pp] by the new	12
16	were [vb pp] by the new	12
17	were [vb pp] by the first	12
18	were [vb pp] by the labour	11
19	were [vb pp] by the [adj -er]	11
20	were [vb pp] by the labour	11
21	were [vb pp] by the local	10
22	were [vb pp] by the [adj -est]	10
23	were [vb pp] by the local	10
24	were [vb pp] by the central	9
25	were [vb pp] by the supreme	9
26	were joined by the [adj]	9
27	were [vb pp] by the central	9
28	were introduced by the [adj]	9
29	were [vb pp] by the supreme	9
30	were [vb pp] by the general	8