| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [verb] [adv] | 1553 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] | 1429 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] | 779 |
|
| 4 | were [adv] [verb] [adv] | 739 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] still [verb] [adv] | 251 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] also [verb] [adv] | 181 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] away | 166 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] now [verb] [adv] | 157 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] there | 147 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] already [verb] [adv] | 94 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] just [verb] [adv] | 92 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] together | 85 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] take [adv] | 85 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] so | 83 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] taken [adv] | 83 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] never [verb] [adv] | 78 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] forward | 70 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] yesterday | 66 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] | 65 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] then [verb] [adv] | 61 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] only [verb] [adv] | 61 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] again | 60 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] look [adv] | 60 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] looking [adv] | 58 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] more | 57 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] aback | 54 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] only | 51 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as | 47 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] see [adv] | 47 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] sit [adv] | 45 |
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