| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] time | 326 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] time | 243 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] time | 239 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] time | 203 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] time | 80 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] time | 78 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] time | 49 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] time | 32 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] [art] time | 23 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [art] time | 20 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [noun sg] [prep] [art] time | 17 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] time | 10 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] work [prep] [art] time | 10 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] dark [prep] [art] time | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] dark [prep] [art] time | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [conj] [prep] [art] time | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] there [prep] [art] time | 9 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] there [prep] [art] time | 9 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] do [prep] [art] time | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] time | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] happen [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] doing [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] not [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] happening [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] time | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] that [prep] [art] time | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [that] [prep] [art] time | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] say [prep] [art] time | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] available [prep] [art] time | 7 |
|
