| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 671 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 509 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 497 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 472 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 415 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] a | 216 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 162 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 135 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 129 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] [art] | 122 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] [art] | 122 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] in [art] | 102 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] in [art] | 102 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] she [prep] [art] | 95 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] her [prep] [art] | 95 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] them [prep] [art] | 80 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] they [prep] [art] | 80 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] him [prep] [art] | 78 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] he [prep] [art] | 78 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] with [art] | 72 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] with [art] | 72 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 67 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to [art] | 62 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to [art] | 62 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] me [prep] [art] | 61 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] i [prep] [art] | 61 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] for [art] | 52 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] for [art] | 52 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] [art] | 48 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] on [art] | 48 |
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