| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pers pn] was [art] | 559 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] it [was/were] [art] | 419 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] a | 378 |
|
| 4 | think [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 238 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 181 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] he [was/were] [art] | 65 |
|
| 7 | say [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 63 |
|
| 8 | know [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 56 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] i [was/were] [art] | 56 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] [pers pn] were [art] | 56 |
|
| 11 | suppose [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 53 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] an | 53 |
|
| 13 | mean [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 47 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] she [was/were] [art] | 29 |
|
| 15 | believe [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 25 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] you [was/were] [art] | 20 |
|
| 17 | wish [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 18 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] they [was/were] [art] | 12 |
|
| 19 | remember [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] we [was/were] [art] | 9 |
|
| 21 | see [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 8 |
|
| 22 | reckon [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 8 |
|
| 23 | guess [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 7 |
|
| 24 | feel [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 6 |
|
| 25 | suspect [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 5 |
|
| 26 | like [pers pn] [was/were] [art] | 5 |
|
