| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] | 256 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [art] | 207 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [pers pn] [art] | 192 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] a | 146 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] a | 136 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the | 100 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the | 100 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] give [pers pn] [art] | 82 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [pers pn] [art] | 64 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] him [art] | 64 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] giving [pers pn] [art] | 59 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] me [art] | 51 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] her [art] | 46 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] it [art] | 39 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] | 38 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] tell [pers pn] [art] | 29 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] telling [pers pn] [art] | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] them [art] | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] you [art] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] offer [pers pn] [art] | 18 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] do [pers pn] [art] | 18 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] to give [pers pn] [art] | 18 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] doing [pers pn] [art] | 18 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] offering [pers pn] [art] | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] us [art] | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] show [pers pn] [art] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] an | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] showing [pers pn] [art] | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] make [pers pn] [art] | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] every | 7 |
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