| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 2078 |
|
| 2 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 1991 |
|
| 3 | [conj] [pron] was [prep] the | 1446 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 1352 |
|
| 5 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] in the | 862 |
|
| 6 | [conj] [pron] were [prep] the | 631 |
|
| 7 | [conj] it [was/were] [prep] the | 569 |
|
| 8 | [conj] it [was/were] [prep] the | 568 |
|
| 9 | [coord] [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 405 |
|
| 10 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] on the | 400 |
|
| 11 | [conj] he [was/were] [prep] the | 380 |
|
| 12 | [conj] he [was/were] [prep] the | 378 |
|
| 13 | as [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 335 |
|
| 14 | as [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 335 |
|
| 15 | that [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 321 |
|
| 16 | that [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 321 |
|
| 17 | [that] [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 321 |
|
| 18 | [conj] i [was/were] [prep] the | 318 |
|
| 19 | [conj] i [was/were] [prep] the | 318 |
|
| 20 | [conj] they [was/were] [prep] the | 309 |
|
| 21 | [conj] they [was/were] [prep] the | 309 |
|
| 22 | when [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 282 |
|
| 23 | when [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 282 |
|
| 24 | and [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 267 |
|
| 25 | and [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 267 |
|
| 26 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] at the | 232 |
|
| 27 | [conj] she [was/were] [prep] the | 174 |
|
| 28 | [conj] she [was/were] [prep] the | 174 |
|
| 29 | if [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 30 | if [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 162 |
|
