| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 846 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 817 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 705 |
|
| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [pron] [prep] | 689 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 273 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 273 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 255 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 205 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 205 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 178 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 177 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 142 |
|
| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 141 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] | 139 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] | 139 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 125 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 122 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 114 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 112 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 108 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pron] about | 107 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [pron] with | 104 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] | 102 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] he [prep] | 102 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] they [prep] | 96 |
|
| 26 | they [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 96 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 96 |
|
| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 93 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 93 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] | 90 |
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