| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 460 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 389 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [art] | 360 |
|
| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 319 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 268 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 268 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] a | 190 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] a | 167 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up [art] | 154 |
|
| 10 | [pron] were [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 141 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 116 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 116 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out [art] | 92 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down [art] | 78 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 72 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 72 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 61 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 58 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [art] | 56 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 56 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 56 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 48 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] | 44 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 41 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 41 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 41 |
|
| 27 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 36 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 35 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] take [adv prt] [art] | 34 |
|
| 30 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 30 |
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