| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] and the | 176 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [coord] the | 142 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [coord] the | 120 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [adv] [coord] the | 111 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [adv] [coord] the | 78 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [coord] the | 69 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [coord] the | 46 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] out [coord] the | 25 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] out [coord] the | 25 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] up [coord] the | 18 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] up [coord] the | 18 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] down [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] in [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] down [coord] the | 14 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] off [coord] the | 13 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] off [coord] the | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] back [coord] the | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] back [coord] the | 12 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] but the | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] carry [adv] [coord] the | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] go [adv] [coord] the | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] going [adv] [coord] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] carried [adv] [coord] the | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] called [adv] [coord] the | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] call [adv] [coord] the | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] away [coord] the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] away [coord] the | 6 |
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