| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 553 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adv] [art] | 469 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 460 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 455 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 361 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] a | 259 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [adv] [art] | 187 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 175 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 163 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 162 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up [art] | 154 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up [art] | 154 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 134 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 100 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 100 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out [art] | 92 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out [art] | 92 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 85 |
|
| 19 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 83 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 83 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 82 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down [art] | 78 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down [art] | 78 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] [art] | 67 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 53 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 53 |
|
| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 50 |
|
| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 49 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] | 49 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 48 |
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