| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 589 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [verb] [pron] [prep] | 451 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 398 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 377 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 299 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 166 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 155 |
|
| 8 | [noun] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 138 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 111 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 108 |
|
| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 92 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 80 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] they [prep] | 80 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] | 75 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] | 75 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 74 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 74 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 74 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 74 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 71 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 71 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] | 62 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] he [prep] | 62 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 61 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 61 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] with | 57 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] with | 57 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] me [prep] | 50 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] | 50 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pron] of | 50 |
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