| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [to-vb] | 19211 |
|
| 2 | was [vb pp] [verb] | 13468 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [verb] | 7777 |
|
| 4 | was go [verb] | 3230 |
|
| 5 | was going [verb] | 3215 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] have | 1583 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] to have | 1496 |
|
| 8 | was try [verb] | 1327 |
|
| 9 | was [verb] [v-ing] | 1294 |
|
| 10 | was trying [verb] | 1287 |
|
| 11 | was begin [verb] | 1034 |
|
| 12 | was beginning [verb] | 1029 |
|
| 13 | was forced [verb] | 904 |
|
| 14 | was force [verb] | 904 |
|
| 15 | was expect [verb] | 638 |
|
| 16 | was [verb] [vb pp] | 625 |
|
| 17 | was expected [verb] | 600 |
|
| 18 | was use [verb] | 554 |
|
| 19 | was used [verb] | 541 |
|
| 20 | was [verb] do | 538 |
|
| 21 | was ask [verb] | 511 |
|
| 22 | was asked [verb] | 507 |
|
| 23 | was [verb] make | 498 |
|
| 24 | was [verb] get | 496 |
|
| 25 | was [verb] to do | 489 |
|
| 26 | was [verb] to get | 480 |
|
| 27 | was allowed [verb] | 480 |
|
| 28 | was allow [verb] | 480 |
|
| 29 | was [verb] to make | 471 |
|
| 30 | was [verb] take | 440 |
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