| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 251 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] was the [adj] | 224 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] it [was/were] the [adj] | 144 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 117 |
|
| 5 | said [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 68 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] | 63 |
|
| 7 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 56 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [num ord] | 40 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the only | 31 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the only | 31 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the good | 27 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] were the [adj] | 27 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] i [was/were] the [adj] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] he [was/were] the [adj] | 25 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 24 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the first | 24 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the best | 24 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [det] | 21 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] they [was/were] the [adj] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the same | 18 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the same | 18 |
|
| 22 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 15 |
|
| 23 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the right | 12 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] she [was/were] the [adj] | 12 |
|
| 25 | felt [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the right | 12 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the last | 10 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the last | 10 |
|
| 29 | believed [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -er] | 9 |
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