| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] be | 21362 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] | 18081 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] | 17887 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pron] was | 14551 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] it [be] | 6350 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] it [be] | 6350 |
|
| 7 | said [pron] [be] | 6025 |
|
| 8 | thought [pron] [be] | 4569 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] he [be] | 3931 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] he [be] | 3790 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [pron] were | 3529 |
|
| 12 | knew [pron] [be] | 2389 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] there [be] | 2119 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] there [be] | 2119 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [ex0] [be] | 2119 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] she [be] | 2097 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] she [be] | 2004 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] i [be] | 1985 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] i [be] | 1827 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] they [be] | 1793 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] they [be] | 1715 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [pron] [is] | 1445 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] you [be] | 1135 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] you [be] | 1134 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [pron] 's | 987 |
|
| 26 | had [pron] [be] | 911 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [Wh det] [be] | 891 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [pron] [been] | 850 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [pron] been | 850 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] [pron] [am/are] | 822 |
|
