| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 290 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 276 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [num] [noun pl] | 230 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun pl] | 105 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 98 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 98 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 84 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] years | 79 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun pl] | 63 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 56 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 56 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] three [noun pl] | 50 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 40 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] months | 38 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] times | 37 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 37 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 35 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 35 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 35 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 34 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 34 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 31 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] five [noun pl] | 30 |
|
| 24 | she [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 29 |
|
| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 29 |
|
| 26 | she [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 29 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 29 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [num] [noun pl] | 25 |
|
| 29 | we [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] give [num] [noun pl] | 23 |
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