| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the | 100 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] the | 98 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [pron] the | 92 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [pron] the | 35 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] i the | 29 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] me the | 28 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] give [pron] the | 27 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] he the | 26 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] him the | 26 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] giving [pron] the | 25 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] tell [pron] the | 22 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [Wh det] the | 21 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] what the | 19 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] what the | 19 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] her the | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] she the | 19 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] the | 18 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] telling [pron] the | 17 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] it the | 11 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] it the | 11 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] them the | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] the | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] they the | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] ask [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] doing [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] do [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] offering [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] offer [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] show [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] you the | 5 |
|
