| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] | 6081 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] | 5548 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] | 2749 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 2026 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by | 1464 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in | 1446 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] to | 880 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] away [prep] | 619 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] from | 576 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on | 515 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] at | 496 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for | 496 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] with | 483 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] only [prep] | 404 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] yesterday [prep] | 340 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] forward [prep] | 307 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] together [prep] | 266 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] as | 232 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] home [prep] | 225 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] look [adv] [prep] | 218 |
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| 21 | [was/were] looking [adv] [prep] | 215 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] after | 209 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] there [prep] | 202 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] | 188 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] into | 187 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] put [adv] [prep] | 182 |
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| 27 | [was/were] put [adv] [prep] | 180 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] over | 167 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] take [adv] [prep] | 166 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] | 162 |
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