| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 695 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 553 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun sg] | 397 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] | 287 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] that [noun sg] | 286 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 217 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] this [noun sg] | 212 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 202 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 202 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 131 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 129 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 106 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 106 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] some [noun sg] | 89 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [det] [noun sg] | 82 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 81 |
|
| 17 | we [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 78 |
|
| 18 | we [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 78 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 78 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 61 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 61 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] hold [det] [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] another [noun sg] | 37 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [det] way | 36 |
|
| 26 | you [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 36 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 36 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] have [det] [noun sg] | 35 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] each [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] do [det] [noun sg] | 32 |
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