| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 365 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] were [prep] the [adj] | 311 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 214 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] in the [adj] | 103 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] in the [adj] | 103 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] was [prep] the [adj] | 54 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] on the [adj] | 53 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] on the [adj] | 53 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] among the [adj] | 49 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] among the [adj] | 49 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] | 47 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [det] | 41 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the same | 36 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the same | 36 |
|
| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the first | 30 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the first | 30 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [num] | 29 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] of the [adj] | 29 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] of the [adj] | 29 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] | 27 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] from the [adj] | 23 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] from the [adj] | 23 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] at the [adj] | 19 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] at the [adj] | 19 |
|
| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] for the [adj] | 16 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] for the [adj] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] about the [adj] | 12 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] about the [adj] | 12 |
|
| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] to the [adj] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the top | 9 |
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