| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] [pers pn] was [noun sg] | 561 |
|
| 2 | [subord] it [was/were] [noun sg] | 375 |
|
| 3 | if [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 206 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [pers pn] were [noun sg] | 200 |
|
| 5 | when [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 183 |
|
| 6 | [subord] he [was/were] [noun sg] | 177 |
|
| 7 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] time | 93 |
|
| 8 | [subord] they [was/were] [noun sg] | 82 |
|
| 9 | because [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 51 |
|
| 10 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] part | 46 |
|
| 11 | [subord] i [was/were] [noun sg] | 45 |
|
| 12 | as [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 44 |
|
| 13 | [subord] she [was/were] [noun sg] | 41 |
|
| 14 | whether [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 15 | though [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 34 |
|
| 16 | until [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 32 |
|
| 17 | [subord] you [was/were] [noun sg] | 31 |
|
| 18 | while [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 19 | where [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 20 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] sort | 28 |
|
| 21 | although [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 22 | than [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 23 | cos [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 24 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] chancellor | 13 |
|
| 25 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] secretary | 13 |
|
| 26 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] chairman | 12 |
|
| 27 | since [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 12 |
|
| 28 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] manager | 10 |
|
| 29 | before [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 10 |
|
| 30 | for [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] | 9 |
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