| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 460 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [pos pn] | 448 |
|
| 3 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] his | 217 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] his | 216 |
|
| 5 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] it | 144 |
|
| 6 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] it | 144 |
|
| 7 | was forced [to-vb] [pron] | 138 |
|
| 8 | was determined [to-vb] [pron] | 108 |
|
| 9 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] he | 103 |
|
| 10 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] him | 96 |
|
| 11 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] they | 89 |
|
| 12 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] them | 87 |
|
| 13 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] her | 78 |
|
| 14 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] her | 78 |
|
| 15 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] its | 76 |
|
| 16 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] its | 76 |
|
| 17 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [indef pn] | 61 |
|
| 18 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] she | 61 |
|
| 19 | was allowed [to-vb] [pron] | 57 |
|
| 20 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] her | 56 |
|
| 21 | was expected [to-vb] [pron] | 50 |
|
| 22 | was asked [to-vb] [pron] | 48 |
|
| 23 | was [vb pp] to make [pron] | 44 |
|
| 24 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [pn reflx] | 39 |
|
| 25 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] [Wh det] | 38 |
|
| 26 | was made [to-vb] [pron] | 35 |
|
| 27 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] what | 33 |
|
| 28 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] what | 33 |
|
| 29 | was [vb pp] [to-vb] my | 31 |
|
| 30 | was told [to-vb] [pron] | 31 |
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