| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 211 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pron] was [prep] the | 183 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] in the | 82 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] on the | 62 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] it [was/were] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] he [was/were] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] he [was/were] [prep] the | 51 |
|
| 9 | said [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [pron] were [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 11 | thought [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 12 | knew [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] i [was/were] [prep] the | 27 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] i [was/were] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] they [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] she [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] they [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] she [was/were] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] at the | 19 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] you [was/were] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] you [was/were] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] from the | 13 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] for the | 12 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] what [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] what [was/were] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | felt [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] we [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] we [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | realised [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 6 |
|
