| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] the | 76 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] the | 76 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] the | 56 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] the | 45 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [Wh det] the | 35 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] the | 34 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] the | 25 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] what the | 22 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] what the | 22 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] the | 20 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] which the | 13 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] which the | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it the | 11 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] the | 11 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] the | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] the | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it the | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] the | 11 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] about [pron] the | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] the | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] about [pron] the | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] the | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] the | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] the | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] with [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] with [pron] the | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him the | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] he the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] the | 6 |
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