| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 313 |
|
| 2 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 313 |
|
| 3 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 270 |
|
| 4 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 236 |
|
| 5 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 236 |
|
| 6 | [prep] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 168 |
|
| 7 | [prep] [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 8 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in the | 66 |
|
| 9 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in the | 66 |
|
| 10 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by the | 57 |
|
| 11 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by the | 57 |
|
| 12 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 13 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to the | 35 |
|
| 14 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to the | 35 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on the | 23 |
|
| 16 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on the | 23 |
|
| 17 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at the | 20 |
|
| 18 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at the | 20 |
|
| 19 | in [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 20 | in [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 21 | for [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 22 | for [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 23 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with the | 15 |
|
| 24 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from the | 15 |
|
| 25 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from the | 15 |
|
| 26 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with the | 15 |
|
| 27 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for the | 11 |
|
| 28 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for the | 11 |
|
| 29 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] into the | 10 |
|
| 30 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] into the | 10 |
|
