| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] for [v-ing] a | 40 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] for [verb] a | 40 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] for [prep] a | 22 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] for [prep] a | 22 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] for [adv] a | 21 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] for [adv] a | 21 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for by a | 12 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for by a | 12 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for only a | 6 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for be a | 6 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for [be] a | 6 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for only a | 6 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] a | 5 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [was/were] a | 5 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for was a | 5 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] for a | 539 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for a | 387 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] for a | 334 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] for a | 286 |
|
| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] for a | 128 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for a | 115 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [verb] for a | 96 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [verb] for a | 96 |
|
| 24 | i [was/were] [verb] for a | 60 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] for a | 60 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [verb] for a | 49 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] [verb] for a | 49 |
|
| 28 | she [was/were] [verb] for a | 48 |
|
| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] for a | 48 |
|
| 30 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] for a | 45 |
|
