| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] the | 318 |
|
| 2 | [conj] was [prep] the | 220 |
|
| 3 | [coord] [was/were] [prep] the | 166 |
|
| 4 | [that] [was/were] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 5 | that [was/were] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 6 | that [was/were] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 7 | and [was/were] [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 8 | and [was/were] [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 9 | [conj] [was/were] in the | 110 |
|
| 10 | [conj] [was/were] in the | 110 |
|
| 11 | [conj] were [prep] the | 98 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] on the | 88 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] on the | 88 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] at the | 38 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] at the | 38 |
|
| 16 | but [was/were] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 17 | but [was/were] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 18 | or [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 19 | or [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] under the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [conj] [was/were] under the | 9 |
|
| 22 | [conj] [was/were] of the | 8 |
|
| 23 | [conj] [was/were] of the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [subord] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] among the | 7 |
|
| 26 | [conj] [was/were] among the | 7 |
|
| 27 | [conj] [was/were] within the | 5 |
|
| 28 | [conj] [was/were] within the | 5 |
|
