| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 538 |
|
| 2 | was [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 381 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [num] | 274 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv prt] to [adj] | 164 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv prt] to [adj] | 164 |
|
| 6 | were [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 156 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [det] | 146 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] down [prep] [adj] | 120 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] up [prep] [adj] | 117 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 92 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] back [prep] [adj] | 85 |
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| 12 | [was/were] out [prep] [adj] | 80 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv prt] in [adj] | 72 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv prt] in [adj] | 72 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv prt] for [adj] | 60 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv prt] for [adj] | 60 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv prt] by [adj] | 51 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv prt] by [adj] | 51 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv prt] at [adj] | 50 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv prt] at [adj] | 50 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] on [prep] [adj] | 46 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv prt] of [adj] | 42 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv prt] of [adj] | 42 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] that | 35 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] that | 35 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] this | 30 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] this | 30 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] in [prep] [adj] | 29 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] over [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv prt] about [adj] | 25 |
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