| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [vb pp] | 100267 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] was [vb pp] | 76903 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [vb pp] | 52821 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] was [vb pp] | 42348 |
|
| 5 | it was [vb pp] | 18929 |
|
| 6 | it was [vb pp] | 18924 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] was [vb pp] | 16884 |
|
| 8 | he was [vb pp] | 13073 |
|
| 9 | he was [vb pp] | 13009 |
|
| 10 | [conj] was [vb pp] | 7583 |
|
| 11 | [adj] was [vb pp] | 6613 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] was [vb pp] | 6511 |
|
| 13 | [coord] was [vb pp] | 5561 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] was [vb pp] | 5285 |
|
| 15 | i was [vb pp] | 5218 |
|
| 16 | i was [vb pp] | 5205 |
|
| 17 | which was [vb pp] | 5003 |
|
| 18 | which was [vb pp] | 5003 |
|
| 19 | she was [vb pp] | 4863 |
|
| 20 | she was [vb pp] | 4829 |
|
| 21 | and was [vb pp] | 4618 |
|
| 22 | and was [vb pp] | 4618 |
|
| 23 | [det] was [vb pp] | 4124 |
|
| 24 | this was [vb pp] | 2681 |
|
| 25 | this was [vb pp] | 2681 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] was [vb pp] | 2391 |
|
| 27 | who was [vb pp] | 2362 |
|
| 28 | who was [vb pp] | 2362 |
|
| 29 | [num] was [vb pp] | 1769 |
|
| 30 | what was [vb pp] | 1462 |
|
