| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 662 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] the | 402 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] something [prep] [art] | 333 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] a | 259 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [indef pn] of [art] | 258 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] nothing [prep] [art] | 180 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [indef pn] in [art] | 152 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [indef pn] but [art] | 69 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [indef pn] about [art] | 69 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] | 63 |
|
| 11 | were [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] none [prep] [art] | 52 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] an | 52 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [indef pn] like [art] | 50 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [indef pn] on [art] | 25 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] someone [prep] [art] | 23 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] anything [prep] [art] | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [indef pn] for [art] | 16 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [indef pn] at [art] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [indef pn] with [art] | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] no-one [prep] [art] | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [indef pn] to [art] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [indef pn] from [art] | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] nobody [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] anyone [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [indef pn] by [art] | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [indef pn] between [art] | 5 |
|
