| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] | 527 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] [art] [num ord] | 396 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] [art] first | 250 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] in [art] [num ord] | 184 |
|
| 5 | were [prep] [art] [num ord] | 147 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] on [art] [num ord] | 91 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] among [art] [num ord] | 84 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [prep] [art] last | 66 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [prep] [art] second | 66 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] for [art] [num ord] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] [art] third | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [art] next | 29 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] at [art] [num ord] | 23 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] during [art] [num ord] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [prep] a [num ord] | 16 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] about [art] [num ord] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] of [art] [num ord] | 12 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] from [art] [num ord] | 11 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [art] fifth | 10 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] like [art] [num ord] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [prep] [art] sixth | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [prep] [art] fourth | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] after [art] [num ord] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] amongst [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] below [art] [num ord] | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [prep] [art] nineteenth | 5 |
|
