| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 4018 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 3211 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 2720 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 1725 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 1725 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1261 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 879 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 879 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 842 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [noun sg] | 729 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [noun sg] | 654 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 482 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 482 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] | 435 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [noun sg] | 406 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 350 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 350 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [noun sg] | 296 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] from [pron] [noun sg] | 280 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] with [pron] [noun sg] | 249 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] [noun sg] | 216 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] our [noun sg] | 124 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] our [noun sg] | 124 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] your [noun sg] | 112 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] your [noun sg] | 112 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] into [pron] [noun sg] | 111 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] of [pron] [noun sg] | 106 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] father | 98 |
|
