| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] always [verb] [prep] | 419 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] always [adj] [prep] | 314 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] always [adj] [prep] | 280 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] always [vb pp] [prep] | 271 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [prep] | 140 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] always [adv] [prep] | 56 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] always [noun] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] always go [prep] | 41 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] always going [prep] | 41 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] always [adv] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] always [pron] [prep] | 27 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] always [adv prt] [prep] | 27 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] always [noun sg] [prep] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] always [indef pn] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] always talk [prep] | 22 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] always talking [prep] | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] always good [prep] | 16 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] always look [prep] | 16 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] always looking [prep] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] always [noun pl] [prep] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] always know [prep] | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] always good [prep] | 13 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] always known [prep] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] always [num] [prep] | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] always there [prep] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] always there [prep] | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] always plenty [prep] | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] always plenty [prep] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] always one [prep] | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] always one [prep] | 11 |
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