| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [pers pn] [prep] | 622 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] it [prep] | 367 |
|
| 3 | were [pers pn] [prep] | 238 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [pers pn] in | 195 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [pers pn] like | 151 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] he [prep] | 133 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] you [prep] | 117 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] they [prep] | 82 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] she [prep] | 79 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [pers pn] to | 77 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [pers pn] on | 76 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [pers pn] at | 62 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [pers pn] for | 57 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [pers pn] with | 54 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [pers pn] about | 40 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [pers pn] from | 25 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [pers pn] by | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] we [prep] | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [pers pn] of | 20 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [pers pn] worth | 18 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [pers pn] after | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] him [prep] | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] mine [prep] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] his [prep] | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] me [prep] | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [pers pn] under | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] ours [prep] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [pers pn] as | 5 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] i [prep] | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] theirs [prep] | 5 |
|
