| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 312 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] | 256 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 228 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 204 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [num ord] | 128 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [num ord] | 128 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 110 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 84 |
|
| 9 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 84 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 79 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 79 |
|
| 12 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 68 |
|
| 13 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 68 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the last | 52 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 44 |
|
| 16 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 44 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] | 41 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the [num ord] | 40 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the [num ord] | 40 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 34 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the second | 33 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 30 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the next | 26 |
|
| 24 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 21 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 21 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [num ord] | 19 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [num ord] | 19 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [num ord] | 19 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [num ord] | 19 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] as the [num ord] | 18 |
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