| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [verb] a | 2623 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] a | 2363 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] [verb] a | 1205 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] a | 890 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] were [verb] a | 865 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [verb] a | 611 |
|
| 7 | she [was/were] [verb] a | 559 |
|
| 8 | they [was/were] [verb] a | 383 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] wear a | 338 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] wearing a | 338 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] give a | 313 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] a | 310 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] given a | 289 |
|
| 14 | we [was/were] [verb] a | 246 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] have a | 231 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [to-vb] a | 227 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] having a | 196 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] make a | 189 |
|
| 19 | you [was/were] [verb] a | 138 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] making a | 124 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] do a | 117 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] doing a | 114 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] get a | 99 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] offer a | 93 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] getting a | 91 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] take a | 84 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] offered a | 82 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] taking a | 68 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] carry a | 61 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] carrying a | 61 |
|
