| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the | 89 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] the | 88 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the | 70 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the | 48 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the | 41 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun pl] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun pl] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun pl] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun pl] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] in the | 14 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] on the | 14 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun pl] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun pl] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] to the | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] for the | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] at the | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun pl] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun pl] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun pl] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun pl] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] our [noun pl] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] our [noun pl] [prep] the | 5 |
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