| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] by [noun prp] | 4599 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] by [noun sg] | 1944 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] by [noun pl] | 1261 |
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| 4 | was replaced by [noun] | 249 |
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| 5 | was made by [noun] | 144 |
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| 6 | was [vb pp] by [n mass] | 132 |
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| 7 | was taken by [noun] | 129 |
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| 8 | was [vb pp] by mr | 126 |
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| 9 | was [vb pp] by mr | 126 |
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| 10 | was won by [noun] | 120 |
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| 11 | was followed by [noun] | 117 |
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| 12 | was [vb pp] by police | 109 |
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| 13 | was [vb pp] by police | 109 |
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| 14 | was attended by [noun] | 95 |
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| 15 | was given by [noun] | 84 |
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| 16 | was [vb pp] by sir | 80 |
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| 17 | was [vb pp] by lord | 80 |
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| 18 | was [vb pp] by lord | 80 |
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| 19 | was [vb pp] by sir | 80 |
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| 20 | was [vb pp] by john | 73 |
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| 21 | was [vb pp] by john | 73 |
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| 22 | was designed by [noun] | 73 |
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| 23 | was used by [noun] | 72 |
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| 24 | was built by [noun] | 71 |
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| 25 | was written by [noun] | 68 |
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| 26 | was led by [noun] | 68 |
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| 27 | was done by [noun] | 66 |
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| 28 | was provided by [noun] | 66 |
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| 29 | was described by [noun] | 65 |
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| 30 | was dominated by [noun] | 64 |
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