| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] [prep] | 808 |
|
| 2 | was [pron] [adj] [prep] | 791 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [indef pn] [adj] [prep] | 555 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] | 288 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] nothing [adj] [prep] | 272 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] nothing [adj] [prep] | 272 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] about | 261 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] something [adj] [prep] | 245 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] something [adj] [prep] | 245 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] in | 183 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] with | 155 |
|
| 12 | were [pron] [adj] [prep] | 137 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [pron] wrong [prep] | 131 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [pron] wrong [prep] | 131 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] it [adj] [prep] | 89 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] of | 89 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] it [adj] [prep] | 89 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] to | 86 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] you [adj] [prep] | 71 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] you [adj] [prep] | 71 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] he [adj] [prep] | 56 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] he [adj] [prep] | 56 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [pron] [det] [prep] | 50 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [pron] [adj] for | 46 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [pos pn] [adj] [prep] | 40 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [pron] [num ord] [prep] | 33 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] she [adj] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] she [adj] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [pn reflx] [adj] [prep] | 30 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] they [adj] [prep] | 29 |
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