| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [pron] [verb] [pers pn] | 314 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] | 254 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [pron] [v-ing] [pers pn] | 111 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [pron] [to-vb] [pers pn] | 97 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] it | 80 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] i [verb] [pers pn] | 74 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] [pers pn] | 73 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] | 73 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] i [verb] [pers pn] | 68 |
|
| 10 | were [pron] [verb] [pers pn] | 66 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] him | 64 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [pron] [vb base] [pers pn] | 55 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] he [verb] [pers pn] | 55 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] he [verb] [pers pn] | 52 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [Wh det] [verb] [pers pn] | 48 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] what [verb] [pers pn] | 45 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] what [verb] [pers pn] | 45 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] nothing [verb] [pers pn] | 42 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] nothing [verb] [pers pn] | 42 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] me | 42 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] them | 38 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [pron] [vb pp] [pers pn] | 38 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] her | 38 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] you [verb] [pers pn] | 38 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] you [verb] [pers pn] | 37 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] you | 37 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [pron] think [pers pn] | 33 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] she [verb] [pers pn] | 32 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] she [verb] [pers pn] | 31 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] he | 26 |
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