| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 341 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 341 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 268 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 167 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 157 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [prep] the | 97 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] in the | 92 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] in the | 92 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] he [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 13 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 73 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] at the | 57 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] at the | 57 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] wait [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] by the | 53 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] by the | 53 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] she [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] them [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] they [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] i [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] me [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] on the | 33 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] on the | 33 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [prep] the | 32 |
|
