| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 502 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 502 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [prep] the | 399 |
|
| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 371 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 289 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 204 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 8 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 9 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 117 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 108 |
|
| 11 | [verb] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 103 |
|
| 12 | [verb] what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 13 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 14 | [verb] what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 15 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the | 79 |
|
| 16 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the | 79 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the | 77 |
|
| 18 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the | 77 |
|
| 19 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the | 71 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 71 |
|
| 21 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the | 71 |
|
| 22 | [vb pp] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 23 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 59 |
|
| 24 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 59 |
|
| 25 | think [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 26 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 57 |
|
| 27 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 57 |
|
| 28 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 29 | [to-vb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 30 | [verb] she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 52 |
|
