| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [noun sg] | 7019 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 4930 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [noun sg] | 2960 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [noun sg] | 2960 |
|
| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] [noun sg] | 2460 |
|
| 6 | there [was/were] [noun sg] | 2459 |
|
| 7 | there [was/were] [noun sg] | 2459 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [noun sg] | 1010 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [noun sg] | 908 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [noun sg] | 889 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] time | 734 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] part | 390 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [noun sg] | 386 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [noun sg] | 357 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 311 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] [noun sg] | 300 |
|
| 17 | who [was/were] [noun sg] | 300 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [noun sg] | 288 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [noun sg] | 286 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] [noun sg] | 242 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [noun sg] | 234 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] [noun sg] | 224 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] sort | 212 |
|
| 24 | which [was/were] [noun sg] | 186 |
|
| 25 | which [was/were] [noun sg] | 186 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] silence | 181 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] evidence | 148 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] chairman | 86 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] blood | 74 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [noun sg] | 72 |
|
