| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] [prep] | 368 |
|
| 2 | was [indef pn] [verb] [prep] | 344 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [indef pn] [to-vb] [prep] | 199 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] with | 172 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] with | 172 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] nothing [verb] [prep] | 161 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [indef pn] do [prep] | 158 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [indef pn] to do [prep] | 157 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [indef pn] [vb pp] [prep] | 115 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] something [verb] [prep] | 98 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [indef pn] [v-ing] [prep] | 53 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] one [verb] [prep] | 41 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] in | 37 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] in | 37 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [indef pn] leave [prep] | 30 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [indef pn] left [prep] | 30 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] to | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] to | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] anything [verb] [prep] | 25 |
|
| 20 | were [indef pn] [verb] [prep] | 24 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] on | 21 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] on | 21 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [indef pn] compare [prep] | 20 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] by | 20 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] by | 20 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [indef pn] compared [prep] | 19 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] for | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] for | 18 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] about | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] about | 15 |
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