| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] about the | 432 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] about the | 245 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] about the | 227 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] about the | 194 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] about the | 187 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] talk about the | 93 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] talking about the | 90 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] know about the | 27 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] think about the | 25 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] thinking about the | 25 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] ask about the | 25 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] say about the | 24 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] known about the | 24 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] asked about the | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] express about the | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] expressed about the | 19 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] told about the | 19 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] tell about the | 19 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] saying about the | 17 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] make about the | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] made about the | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] complain about the | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] complaining about the | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] about the | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] raise about the | 9 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] raised about the | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] said about the | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] write about the | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] given about the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] give about the | 6 |
|
