| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adv] the | 134 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the | 88 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] the | 73 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [adv] the | 68 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] the | 41 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] all the | 17 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] do [adv] the | 17 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] doing [adv] the | 16 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] make [adv] the | 15 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] made [adv] the | 14 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] exactly the | 14 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] then the | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] only the | 13 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] much the | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] away the | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] just the | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] together the | 9 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] so the | 8 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] again the | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] later the | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] once the | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] forward the | 6 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] take [adv] the | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] there the | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] give [adv] the | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] given [adv] the | 5 |
|
