| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 138 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 138 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 103 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 96 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 72 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] to the | 29 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] to the | 29 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] the | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] in the | 20 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] them [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] in the | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] they [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] me [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] he [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] i [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] him [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] she [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] try [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] from the | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] from the | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] on the | 10 |
|
