| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [pron] | 1050 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [verb] [pers pn] | 501 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] [verb] [pos pn] | 476 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [verb] his | 235 |
|
| 5 | was [vb pp] [verb] his | 234 |
|
| 6 | was [vb pp] [verb] it | 155 |
|
| 7 | was [vb pp] [verb] it | 155 |
|
| 8 | was forced [verb] [pron] | 138 |
|
| 9 | was [vb pp] [verb] he | 113 |
|
| 10 | was determined [verb] [pron] | 108 |
|
| 11 | was [vb pp] [verb] him | 102 |
|
| 12 | was [vb pp] [verb] they | 92 |
|
| 13 | was [vb pp] [verb] them | 90 |
|
| 14 | was [vb pp] [verb] her | 81 |
|
| 15 | was [vb pp] [verb] her | 81 |
|
| 16 | was [vb pp] [verb] its | 78 |
|
| 17 | was [vb pp] [verb] its | 78 |
|
| 18 | was [vb pp] [verb] [indef pn] | 67 |
|
| 19 | was [vb pp] [verb] she | 64 |
|
| 20 | was allowed [verb] [pron] | 57 |
|
| 21 | was [vb pp] [verb] her | 57 |
|
| 22 | was [vb pp] [v-ing] [pron] | 52 |
|
| 23 | was expected [verb] [pron] | 50 |
|
| 24 | was asked [verb] [pron] | 50 |
|
| 25 | was [vb pp] make [pron] | 48 |
|
| 26 | was [vb pp] to make [pron] | 44 |
|
| 27 | was [vb pp] [verb] [pn reflx] | 43 |
|
| 28 | was [vb pp] [verb] [Wh det] | 41 |
|
| 29 | was made [verb] [pron] | 38 |
|
| 30 | was [vb pp] [verb] what | 36 |
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