| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 5582 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 5003 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 3906 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 2873 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1328 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1299 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1184 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1184 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1061 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 1055 |
|
| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 710 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 645 |
|
| 13 | [det] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 554 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 515 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 512 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 463 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 462 |
|
| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 448 |
|
| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 444 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 436 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 436 |
|
| 22 | they [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 430 |
|
| 23 | they [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 416 |
|
| 24 | [coord] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 406 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 339 |
|
| 26 | and [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 339 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 336 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 336 |
|
| 29 | this [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 241 |
|
| 30 | this [was/were] [adj] [prep] the | 241 |
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