| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the | 146 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 142 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pron] was [verb] the | 119 |
|
| 4 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 45 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [pron] were [verb] the | 43 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] the | 41 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] the | 41 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] they [was/were] [verb] the | 29 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] they [was/were] [verb] the | 29 |
|
| 10 | thought [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 27 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] it [was/were] [verb] the | 24 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] it [was/were] [verb] the | 24 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] she [was/were] [verb] the | 21 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] she [was/were] [verb] the | 20 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] i [was/were] [verb] the | 18 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] i [was/were] [verb] the | 17 |
|
| 17 | knew [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 16 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] take the | 12 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] do the | 11 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] taking the | 11 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] doing the | 10 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the | 10 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] what [was/were] [verb] the | 9 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] we [was/were] [verb] the | 9 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] what [was/were] [verb] the | 9 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] we [was/were] [verb] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | realised [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | felt [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | announced [pron] [was/were] [verb] the | 7 |
|
