| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [Wh det] | 114 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] what | 96 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [verb] [Wh det] | 82 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [Wh det] | 74 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [Wh det] | 49 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [verb] [Wh det] | 44 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] which | 24 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] asked [verb] [Wh det] | 14 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] ask [verb] [Wh det] | 14 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] see [Wh det] | 13 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to see [Wh det] | 13 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] go [verb] [Wh det] | 12 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] going [verb] [Wh det] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] trying [verb] [Wh det] | 12 |
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| 15 | [was/were] try [verb] [Wh det] | 12 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [Wh det] | 10 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] wonder [Wh det] | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] begin [verb] [Wh det] | 7 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] decide [Wh det] | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] beginning [verb] [Wh det] | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] do [Wh det] | 6 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to do [Wh det] | 6 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] leave [verb] [Wh det] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] left [verb] [Wh det] | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] to decide [Wh det] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] to determine [Wh det] | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] wondering [Wh det] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] determine [Wh det] | 5 |
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