| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] | 527 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] the [num ord] | 382 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] the first | 246 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] in the [num ord] | 181 |
|
| 5 | were [prep] the [num ord] | 145 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] on the [num ord] | 89 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] among the [num ord] | 84 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [prep] the last | 66 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [prep] the second | 62 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] for the [num ord] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] the next | 29 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] the third | 25 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] during the [num ord] | 22 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] at the [num ord] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] about the [num ord] | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] of the [num ord] | 12 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] from the [num ord] | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] the fifth | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] the sixth | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [prep] the fourth | 8 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] after the [num ord] | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] amongst the [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] below the [num ord] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] like the [num ord] | 5 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [prep] the nineteenth | 5 |
|
