| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 69 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in the | 14 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] me [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to the | 11 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] from the | 9 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] they [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] he [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] were [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] into the | 6 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] at the | 5 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] us [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] itself [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] itself [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] we [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] the | 5 |
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