| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 1987 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 1299 |
|
| 3 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 1299 |
|
| 4 | there [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 1299 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 393 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 390 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 259 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 259 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 256 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 254 |
|
| 11 | what [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 227 |
|
| 12 | what [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 227 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 140 |
|
| 14 | [adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 125 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 106 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 97 |
|
| 17 | [det] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 79 |
|
| 18 | [adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 70 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 69 |
|
| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 21 | he [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 22 | [Wh adv] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 24 | [adj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 51 |
|
| 26 | that [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 41 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 41 |
|
| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 37 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 36 |
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| 30 | who [was/were] [pron] [prep] | 36 |
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