| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [verb] [pron] was the | 140 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 131 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the | 103 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [verb] it [was/were] the | 74 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [verb] it [was/were] the | 74 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 65 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 64 |
|
| 8 | [noun] say [pron] [was/were] the | 61 |
|
| 9 | [noun] said [pron] [was/were] the | 43 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [verb] he [was/were] the | 34 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [verb] he [was/were] the | 30 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [to-vb] [pron] [was/were] the | 23 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 22 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [verb] [Wh det] [was/were] the | 22 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [verb] [pron] were the | 20 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [vb -s] [pron] [was/were] the | 15 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [verb] what [was/were] the | 13 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [verb] what [was/were] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | [noun] think [pron] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 20 | [noun] thought [pron] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [noun] says [pron] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 22 | [n mass] [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 23 | people [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [verb] they [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [v-ing] [pron] [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 26 | people [verb] [pron] [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [verb] which [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [verb] which [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [verb] she [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
