| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [det] [was/were] the | 1408 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [det] [was/were] the | 638 |
|
| 3 | and [det] [was/were] the | 446 |
|
| 4 | and [det] [was/were] the | 446 |
|
| 5 | [subord] [det] [was/were] the | 410 |
|
| 6 | [that] [det] [was/were] the | 360 |
|
| 7 | that [det] [was/were] the | 360 |
|
| 8 | that [det] [was/were] the | 360 |
|
| 9 | [prep] [det] [was/were] the | 304 |
|
| 10 | [prep] [det] [was/were] the | 304 |
|
| 11 | [adv] [det] [was/were] the | 250 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [det] [was/were] the | 235 |
|
| 13 | [adv] [det] [was/were] the | 220 |
|
| 14 | if [det] [was/were] the | 203 |
|
| 15 | if [det] [was/were] the | 203 |
|
| 16 | but [det] [was/were] the | 186 |
|
| 17 | but [det] [was/were] the | 186 |
|
| 18 | of [det] [was/were] the | 182 |
|
| 19 | of [det] [was/were] the | 182 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [det] [was/were] the | 102 |
|
| 21 | think [det] [was/were] the | 83 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [det] [was/were] the | 81 |
|
| 23 | [vb base] [det] [was/were] the | 72 |
|
| 24 | because [det] [was/were] the | 68 |
|
| 25 | because [det] [was/were] the | 68 |
|
| 26 | [no cls] [det] [was/were] the | 62 |
|
| 27 | [unc] [det] [was/were] the | 62 |
|
| 28 | so [det] [was/were] the | 58 |
|
| 29 | so [det] [was/were] the | 58 |
|
| 30 | [adj] [det] [was/were] the | 53 |
|
