| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 105 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 79 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] was [verb] [prep] the | 75 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] were [verb] [prep] the | 30 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] by the | 24 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] by the | 24 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] to the | 15 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] to the | 15 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] on the | 14 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] in the | 14 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] in the | 14 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] on the | 14 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 15 | did [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] from the | 5 |
|
| 17 | knew [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] with the | 5 |
|
| 19 | used [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] with the | 5 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] from the | 5 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] at the | 5 |
|
| 23 | said [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 24 | made [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] at the | 5 |
|
