| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 425 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 373 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 287 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] | 269 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] | 238 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] | 156 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -er] | 156 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 138 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj -er] | 101 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj -er] | 76 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] further | 74 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] later | 49 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj -er] | 48 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] lower | 43 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj -er] | 43 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 41 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj -er] | 41 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] earlier | 38 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj -er] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [adj -er] | 25 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] greater | 24 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [adj -er] | 22 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] higher | 18 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj -er] | 17 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] larger | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] younger | 15 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [adj -er] | 15 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] smaller | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] wider | 12 |
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| 30 | [was/were] seen [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 11 |
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