| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 2778 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] was [adj] | 2680 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] it [was/were] [adj] | 1257 |
|
| 4 | said [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 1046 |
|
| 5 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 898 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [was/were] [adj] | 709 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [adj] | 574 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] she [was/were] [adj] | 410 |
|
| 9 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 386 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] they [was/were] [adj] | 298 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] i [was/were] [adj] | 261 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [det] | 221 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] you [was/were] [adj] | 182 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [num] | 136 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] good | 109 |
|
| 16 | felt [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 104 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [adj -er] | 93 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] all | 84 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] all | 84 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] dead | 71 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] dead | 71 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] we [was/were] [adj] | 65 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] right | 62 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] right | 62 |
|
| 25 | decided [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] | 59 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] wrong | 58 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] wrong | 58 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] delighted | 57 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] delighted | 57 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] good | 56 |
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