| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] was the | 191 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [that] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 185 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] that [pers pn] [was/were] the | 185 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] that [pers pn] [was/were] the | 185 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [conj] it [was/were] the | 125 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [conj] he [was/were] the | 36 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] were the | 25 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 24 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [conj] she [was/were] the | 20 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [conj] they [was/were] the | 20 |
|
| 11 | said [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 19 |
|
| 12 | knew [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 15 |
|
| 13 | wondered [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 12 |
|
| 14 | thought [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 12 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] if [pers pn] [was/were] the | 11 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] if [pers pn] [was/were] the | 11 |
|
| 17 | believed [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 18 | realised [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 9 |
|
| 19 | saw [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [conj] i [was/were] the | 8 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] whether [pers pn] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 22 | felt [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] whether [pers pn] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 25 | realized [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 7 |
|
| 26 | argued [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 6 |
|
| 27 | agreed [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 5 |
|
| 28 | found [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the | 5 |
|
