| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [pos pn] | 839 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] was [prep] [pos pn] | 777 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] in [pos pn] | 253 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] in [pos pn] | 253 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] his | 252 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] its | 249 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] on [pos pn] | 210 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] on [pos pn] | 210 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] at [pos pn] | 171 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] at [pos pn] | 171 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] her | 163 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] their | 80 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] my | 65 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] were [prep] [pos pn] | 62 |
|
| 15 | hand [was/were] [prep] [pos pn] | 24 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] for [pos pn] | 22 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] for [pos pn] | 22 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] to [pos pn] | 17 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] to [pos pn] | 17 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] beyond [pos pn] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] beyond [pos pn] | 15 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] your | 15 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] of [pos pn] | 14 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] of [pos pn] | 14 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] our | 14 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] under [pos pn] | 13 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] under [pos pn] | 13 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] by [pos pn] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] by [pos pn] | 11 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] with [pos pn] | 10 |
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