| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 6485 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 5331 |
|
| 3 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 4628 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 3954 |
|
| 5 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2541 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2140 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 1777 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 1556 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 936 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 749 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 680 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 577 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] | 557 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] | 421 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] | 385 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] | 353 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] | 342 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] | 341 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] | 319 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 283 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 283 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 271 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] as the [adj] | 215 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] make [prep] the [adj] | 215 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] made [prep] the [adj] | 213 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] into the [adj] | 162 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] during the [adj] | 148 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the new | 148 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the new | 147 |
|
