| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] [noun sg] | 492 |
|
| 2 | was [pos pn] [num ord] [noun] | 488 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [pos pn] first [noun] | 314 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] his [num ord] [noun] | 158 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] my [num ord] [noun] | 130 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] her [num ord] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [pos pn] last [noun] | 70 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] their [num ord] [noun] | 64 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [pos pn] second [noun] | 43 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] your [num ord] [noun] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] our [num ord] [noun] | 38 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [pos pn] third [noun] | 26 |
|
| 13 | were [pos pn] [num ord] [noun] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] time | 20 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] time | 20 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] visit | 17 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] visit | 17 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [pos pn] next [noun] | 15 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] job | 14 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] job | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] experience | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] day | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] night | 12 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] experience | 12 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] day | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] night | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] thought | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] thought | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] birthday | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [pos pn] [num ord] birthday | 11 |
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