| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] the | 3976 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the | 3342 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [verb] the | 2862 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [verb] the | 1489 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] the | 949 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the | 305 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] use [verb] the | 294 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] used [verb] the | 288 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] go [verb] the | 268 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] going [verb] the | 267 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] try [verb] the | 207 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] trying [verb] the | 199 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] use the | 198 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] designed [verb] the | 159 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] make [verb] the | 159 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] design [verb] the | 159 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] made [verb] the | 158 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] using the | 158 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] ask [verb] the | 145 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] asked [verb] the | 142 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] intend [verb] the | 135 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] intended [verb] the | 125 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] forced [verb] the | 120 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] force [verb] the | 120 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] determine [verb] the | 114 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] determined [verb] the | 114 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] beginning [verb] the | 102 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] begin [verb] the | 102 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] expect [verb] the | 91 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] expected [verb] the | 90 |
|
