| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] | 1526 |
|
| 2 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] the | 1036 |
|
| 3 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] the | 1036 |
|
| 4 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] a | 467 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] a | 392 |
|
| 6 | were asked [to-vb] [art] | 134 |
|
| 7 | were used [to-vb] [art] | 115 |
|
| 8 | were made [to-vb] [art] | 83 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] an | 75 |
|
| 10 | were forced [to-vb] [art] | 66 |
|
| 11 | were designed [to-vb] [art] | 58 |
|
| 12 | were required [to-vb] [art] | 58 |
|
| 13 | were expected [to-vb] [art] | 56 |
|
| 14 | were allowed [to-vb] [art] | 56 |
|
| 15 | were [vb pp] to have [art] | 55 |
|
| 16 | were invited [to-vb] [art] | 55 |
|
| 17 | were determined [to-vb] [art] | 48 |
|
| 18 | were [vb pp] to make [art] | 41 |
|
| 19 | were needed [to-vb] [art] | 39 |
|
| 20 | were intended [to-vb] [art] | 38 |
|
| 21 | were found [to-vb] [art] | 37 |
|
| 22 | were [vb pp] to give [art] | 29 |
|
| 23 | were [vb pp] to take [art] | 29 |
|
| 24 | were ordered [to-vb] [art] | 25 |
|
| 25 | were told [to-vb] [art] | 21 |
|
| 26 | were [vb pp] to provide [art] | 21 |
|
| 27 | were [vb pp] to leave [art] | 20 |
|
| 28 | were encouraged [to-vb] [art] | 19 |
|
| 29 | were taken [to-vb] [art] | 19 |
|
| 30 | were [vb pp] to attend [art] | 18 |
|
