| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 233 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] the | 85 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] in the | 77 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] in the | 77 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] the | 73 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] at the | 55 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] wait [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] at the | 55 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] by the | 51 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] by the | 51 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] them [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] me [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] on the | 26 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] on the | 26 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] with [pers pn] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] at [pers pn] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] us [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] look [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] looking [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] by [pers pn] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] talk [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
|
