| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 762 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 651 |
|
| 3 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a | 649 |
|
| 4 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 644 |
|
| 5 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] a | 629 |
|
| 6 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 562 |
|
| 7 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 562 |
|
| 8 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] by a | 218 |
|
| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] by a | 218 |
|
| 10 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] a | 133 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 118 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] as a | 114 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] as a | 114 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 106 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] in a | 105 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] in a | 105 |
|
| 17 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 97 |
|
| 18 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 97 |
|
| 19 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 97 |
|
| 20 | but [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 79 |
|
| 21 | but [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 79 |
|
| 22 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] with a | 78 |
|
| 23 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] with a | 78 |
|
| 24 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] to a | 59 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] to a | 59 |
|
| 26 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] for a | 45 |
|
| 27 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] for a | 45 |
|
| 28 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] on a | 34 |
|
| 29 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] on a | 34 |
|
| 30 | [conj] [was/were] replaced [prep] a | 26 |
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