| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] and | 260 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 213 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 162 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 129 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him [coord] | 83 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 83 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [pers pn] [coord] | 67 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [coord] | 61 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] me [coord] | 50 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] at [pers pn] [coord] | 50 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [coord] | 48 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] them [coord] | 30 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for [pers pn] [coord] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] look [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 25 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] looking [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] but | 23 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with [pers pn] [coord] | 17 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] talk [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 16 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] talking [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] by [pers pn] [coord] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] on [pers pn] [coord] | 16 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] about [pers pn] [coord] | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] you [coord] | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] or | 12 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] us [coord] | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] between [pers pn] [coord] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] happening [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 9 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] of [pers pn] [coord] | 9 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] happen [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] come [prep] [pers pn] [coord] | 7 |
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