| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] | 5372 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [art] [adj] | 4048 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] | 3526 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] | 2992 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 2689 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 1816 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 1816 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] | 1489 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [art] [adj] | 1323 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] [art] [adj] | 1176 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] give [art] [adj] | 576 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] given [art] [adj] | 545 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] an [adj] | 534 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] wear [art] [adj] | 314 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] wearing [art] [adj] | 313 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] have [art] [adj] | 223 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [art] new | 213 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] make [art] [adj] | 196 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] become [art] [adj] | 161 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] having [art] [adj] | 143 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] making [art] [adj] | 118 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] to become [art] [adj] | 110 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] do [art] [adj] | 96 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] take [art] [adj] | 91 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [art] other | 85 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] doing [art] [adj] | 85 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [art] good | 83 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] play [art] [adj] | 80 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] to have [art] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [art] following | 77 |
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