| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [det] | 441 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 424 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [verb] [det] | 319 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [det] | 256 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [det] | 200 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] go [verb] [det] | 157 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] going [verb] [det] | 157 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [verb] [det] | 150 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] this | 106 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 101 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 101 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] that | 94 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 90 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 90 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] some | 68 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 60 |
|
| 17 | it [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 59 |
|
| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 59 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 59 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] do [det] | 49 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] all | 49 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 48 |
|
| 23 | she [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 48 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to do [det] | 46 |
|
| 25 | you [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 34 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 34 |
|
| 27 | we [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 32 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] [verb] [det] | 32 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] try [verb] [det] | 30 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] any | 29 |
|
