| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 301 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 268 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] the | 258 |
|
| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [adv] the | 254 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [adv] the | 107 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up the | 98 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up the | 98 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 83 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 83 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 78 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the | 61 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down the | 60 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down the | 60 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out the | 58 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out the | 58 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 57 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 57 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 45 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] the | 42 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 42 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 42 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 42 |
|
| 23 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 30 |
|
| 24 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 30 |
|
| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 29 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 29 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 29 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the | 26 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the | 26 |
|
| 30 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv] the | 26 |
|
