| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pron] was [verb] [noun] | 297 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 238 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 228 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] | 202 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] | 101 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [pron] were [verb] [noun] | 89 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun pl] | 83 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun prp] | 81 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 73 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] who [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 73 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] who [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 73 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 72 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 72 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] which [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] which [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [noun] | 47 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 33 |
|
| 19 | time [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 33 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 33 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 32 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 29 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 29 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 26 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 26 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] we [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] we [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] take [noun] | 19 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] taking [noun] | 18 |
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