| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the case | 373 |
|
| 2 | was the way | 305 |
|
| 3 | was the result | 274 |
|
| 4 | was the fact | 242 |
|
| 5 | was the man | 223 |
|
| 6 | was the end | 206 |
|
| 7 | was the subject | 186 |
|
| 8 | was the sort | 184 |
|
| 9 | was the time | 178 |
|
| 10 | was the son | 161 |
|
| 11 | was the kind | 153 |
|
| 12 | was the day | 138 |
|
| 13 | was the beginning | 134 |
|
| 14 | was the name | 127 |
|
| 15 | was the reason | 118 |
|
| 16 | was the point | 115 |
|
| 17 | was the work | 101 |
|
| 18 | was the centre | 96 |
|
| 19 | was the question | 95 |
|
| 20 | was the cause | 94 |
|
| 21 | was the year | 93 |
|
| 22 | was the key | 92 |
|
| 23 | was the daughter | 89 |
|
| 24 | was the sound | 86 |
|
| 25 | was the start | 86 |
|
| 26 | was the problem | 85 |
|
| 27 | was the word | 79 |
|
| 28 | was the product | 79 |
|
| 29 | was the idea | 78 |
|
| 30 | was the answer | 78 |
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