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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [verb] dead	491
2	[was/were] [vb pp] dead	483
3	was [verb] dead	367
4	[was/were] shot dead	275
5	[was/were] shoot dead	275
6	[was/were] find dead	153
7	[was/were] found dead	153
8	were [verb] dead	124
9	[was/were] certified dead	12
10	[was/were] certify dead	12
11	[was/were] pronounced dead	9
12	[was/were] pronounce dead	9
13	[was/were] reported dead	8
14	[was/were] report dead	8
15	[was/were] fear dead	7
16	[was/were] [v-ing] dead	7
17	[was/were] feared dead	7
18	[was/were] bear dead	5
19	[was/were] born dead	5