| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 232 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 211 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] he [was/were] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [was/were] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [noun] [was/were] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] i [was/were] [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] i [was/were] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] they [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] she [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] they [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] she [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] you [was/were] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] you [was/were] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] what [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] what [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [verb] [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] we [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] we [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [adj] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [vb pp] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [adv] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [det] [was/were] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [vb past] [was/were] [prep] the | 65 |
|
