| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 415 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 311 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [art] [pron] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [art] [pron] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] with [pron] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] with [pron] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] no [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [not/n't] [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] no [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] not [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] the [pron] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] the [pron] [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] n't [pron] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] tell [pron] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] put [pron] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] do [pron] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [pron] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] take [pron] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [pron] [pron] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] watch [pron] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] watching [pron] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [det] [pron] [prep] the | 12 |
|
