| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 474 |
|
| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 257 |
|
| 3 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 4 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 5 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 6 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 167 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 141 |
|
| 10 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 112 |
|
| 11 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 12 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 86 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 74 |
|
| 14 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 17 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 18 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 19 | [unc] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 20 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 21 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 22 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 23 | ['s] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 24 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 25 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 26 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 27 | 's [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 28 | 's [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 29 | [Wh det] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 29 |
|
| 30 | two [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 27 |
|
