| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 2811 |
|
| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 1561 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 1057 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 888 |
|
| 5 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 834 |
|
| 6 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 834 |
|
| 7 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 783 |
|
| 8 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 783 |
|
| 9 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 610 |
|
| 10 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 555 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 405 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 388 |
|
| 13 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 307 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 281 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 270 |
|
| 16 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 270 |
|
| 17 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 259 |
|
| 18 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 259 |
|
| 19 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 239 |
|
| 20 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 239 |
|
| 21 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 22 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 23 | [unc] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 164 |
|
| 24 | ['s] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 146 |
|
| 25 | 's [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 125 |
|
| 26 | 's [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 125 |
|
| 27 | two [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 28 | two [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 29 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 103 |
|
| 30 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 103 |
|
