| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 85 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 70 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] to him [prep] the | 26 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] by the | 22 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] by the | 22 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] in the | 19 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] in the | 19 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to me [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] at the | 14 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] at the | 14 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] on the | 12 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] on the | 12 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] talking to [pers pn] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] talk to [pers pn] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to us [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to her [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to you [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] to them [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to it [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] given to [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] present to [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] give to [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] presented to [pers pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] say to [pers pn] [prep] the | 5 |
|
