| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 65 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the first | 47 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] the first | 15 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] the first | 15 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] the first | 14 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the first | 13 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the first | 9 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] the first | 7 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [be] [verb] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] being [verb] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] be [verb] [prep] the first | 6 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [prep] the first | 5 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 114 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 110 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 94 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 72 |
|
| 21 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 51 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 27 |
|
| 23 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 22 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 21 |
|
| 27 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 29 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
| 30 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 19 |
|
