| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 257 |
|
| 2 | [verb] was [prep] [art] | 194 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] the | 181 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 133 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [was/were] in [art] | 78 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [was/were] in [art] | 78 |
|
| 7 | [vb pp] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 70 |
|
| 8 | [verb] were [prep] [art] | 63 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] a | 56 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [was/were] of [art] | 32 |
|
| 11 | [verb] [was/were] of [art] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [was/were] on [art] | 27 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [was/were] on [art] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [was/were] at [art] | 25 |
|
| 15 | [verb] [was/were] at [art] | 25 |
|
| 16 | [verb] [was/were] for [art] | 24 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [was/were] for [art] | 24 |
|
| 18 | do [was/were] [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 18 |
|
| 20 | [to-vb] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 17 |
|
| 21 | have [was/were] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [was/were] from [art] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [verb] [was/were] from [art] | 12 |
|
| 24 | see [was/were] [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] an | 12 |
|
| 26 | had [was/were] [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 27 | did [was/were] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 28 | say [was/were] [prep] [art] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [vb base] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] no | 8 |
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