| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] [pos pn] | 5109 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pos pn] | 4709 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his | 2703 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] | 2033 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [pos pn] | 1749 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by [pos pn] | 1337 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her | 1316 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their | 1213 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in [pos pn] | 1046 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [pos pn] | 744 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] its | 675 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on [pos pn] | 638 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] my | 516 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [pos pn] | 515 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] from [pos pn] | 493 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] with [pos pn] | 464 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] at [pos pn] | 332 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] our | 270 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] into [pos pn] | 182 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] of [pos pn] | 173 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] your | 154 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] about [pos pn] | 137 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] sit [prep] [pos pn] | 125 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [pos pn] | 121 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [pos pn] | 113 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] through [pos pn] | 98 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] find [prep] [pos pn] | 97 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] found [prep] [pos pn] | 95 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] lie [prep] [pos pn] | 93 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] lying [prep] [pos pn] | 92 |
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