| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pron] [det] | 308 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [det] | 294 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [det] | 220 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] own | 212 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [det] | 151 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [pron] [det] | 89 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [det] | 81 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] his [det] | 72 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] his [det] | 72 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] all | 71 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] their [det] | 52 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] their [det] | 52 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] it [det] | 38 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] it [det] | 38 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] its [det] | 36 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] its [det] | 36 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] her [det] | 33 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] her [det] | 33 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] give [pron] [det] | 32 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] tell [pron] [det] | 28 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] me [det] | 27 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] i [det] | 27 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] some | 26 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] telling [pron] [det] | 24 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] him [det] | 23 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] they [det] | 23 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] he [det] | 23 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] them [det] | 22 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [det] | 20 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] that | 20 |
|
