| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [pron] | 433 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] was [pron] | 311 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [pos pn] | 274 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [pers pn] | 174 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [indef pn] | 159 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] his | 114 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] his | 104 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [Wh det] | 62 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] their | 59 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] their | 59 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] what | 58 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] what | 58 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] something | 50 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] something | 50 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [pn reflx] | 47 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] it | 42 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] it | 42 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] themselves | 40 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] themselves | 40 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] they | 39 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] they | 38 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] one | 37 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] one | 37 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] her | 35 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] her | 35 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] my | 33 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] my | 33 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] nothing | 31 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] nothing | 31 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] you | 30 |
|
