| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 403 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [num] [noun] | 371 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 360 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [num] [noun] | 305 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 151 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 137 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 137 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [num] [noun] | 127 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun sg] | 88 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] year | 81 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] years | 79 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 72 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 72 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun] | 69 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] one [noun] | 67 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 62 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 59 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] three [noun] | 55 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 52 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 52 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 48 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 47 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 47 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [num] [noun] | 42 |
|
| 25 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 41 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] month | 40 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | which [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 39 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] time | 38 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] months | 38 |
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