| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 457 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] | 337 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 313 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [pers pn] [verb] | 224 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 151 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] were [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 141 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] have | 134 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 132 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [vb base] | 112 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] i [verb] | 109 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 104 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] you [verb] | 100 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] he [verb] | 95 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] | 90 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] had | 89 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 80 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 63 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] tell [pers pn] [verb] | 63 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] she [verb] | 60 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] do | 58 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] it [verb] | 56 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] say [pers pn] [verb] | 50 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] told [pers pn] [verb] | 50 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] saying [pers pn] [verb] | 41 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] her [verb] | 38 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] him [verb] | 36 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] they [verb] | 34 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] | 34 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] know | 33 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] do [pers pn] [verb] | 32 |
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