| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 670 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 637 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 385 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 172 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 138 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 137 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 133 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 131 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 131 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 121 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 120 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 91 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 89 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 78 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 53 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 22 | [det] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 23 | you [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 24 | you [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 25 | and [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 26 | and [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 24 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 28 | that [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 30 | who [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] the | 15 |
|
