| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] about | 146 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about | 138 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] about | 118 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [pron] about | 110 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] tell [pron] about | 95 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] telling [pron] about | 90 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] i about | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] me about | 45 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [pron] about | 36 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] about | 27 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] you about | 25 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] you about | 25 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] something about | 20 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] something about | 20 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] us about | 18 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] we about | 18 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] ask [pron] about | 18 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] asking [pron] about | 17 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] her about | 12 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] say [pron] about | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] she about | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] him about | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] he about | 11 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] saying [pron] about | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] them about | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] they about | 6 |
|
