| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] | 20380 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [art] | 15192 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 10519 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] the | 10071 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] the | 10071 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] a | 9915 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] a | 8650 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] | 5596 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [art] | 5187 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] [art] | 4173 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] give [art] | 1681 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] given [art] | 1557 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] an | 1265 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] make [art] | 711 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] have [art] | 670 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] wear [art] | 563 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] wearing [art] | 560 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] having [art] | 483 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] take [art] | 432 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] do [art] | 417 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] doing [art] | 379 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] become [art] | 377 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] making [art] | 369 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] award [art] | 348 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] awarded [art] | 348 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] get [art] | 307 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] taking [art] | 305 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] call [art] | 266 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] offer [art] | 259 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] called [art] | 243 |
|
