| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 1310 |
|
| 2 | [subord] [pron] was [prep] the | 872 |
|
| 3 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] in the | 572 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [pron] were [prep] the | 479 |
|
| 5 | as [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 335 |
|
| 6 | [subord] it [was/were] [prep] the | 321 |
|
| 7 | [subord] it [was/were] [prep] the | 321 |
|
| 8 | when [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 282 |
|
| 9 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] on the | 254 |
|
| 10 | [subord] he [was/were] [prep] the | 252 |
|
| 11 | [subord] he [was/were] [prep] the | 251 |
|
| 12 | [subord] they [was/were] [prep] the | 242 |
|
| 13 | [subord] they [was/were] [prep] the | 242 |
|
| 14 | [subord] i [was/were] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 15 | [subord] i [was/were] [prep] the | 202 |
|
| 16 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] at the | 169 |
|
| 17 | if [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 162 |
|
| 18 | than [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 115 |
|
| 19 | while [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 20 | [subord] she [was/were] [prep] the | 113 |
|
| 21 | [subord] she [was/were] [prep] the | 113 |
|
| 22 | [subord] we [was/were] [prep] the | 100 |
|
| 23 | [subord] we [was/were] [prep] the | 100 |
|
| 24 | because [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 25 | [subord] you [was/were] [prep] the | 78 |
|
| 26 | [subord] you [was/were] [prep] the | 78 |
|
| 27 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] by the | 46 |
|
| 28 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] with the | 37 |
|
| 29 | until [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 32 |
|
| 30 | once [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 32 |
|
