| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] | 183 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 145 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 67 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the best | 40 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] as the [adj -est] | 40 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj -est] | 33 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the worst | 26 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est] | 25 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj -est] | 25 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj -est] | 22 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj -est] | 19 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the highest | 19 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj -est] | 18 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the greatest | 13 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the nearest | 13 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj -est] | 13 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the largest | 12 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj -est] | 12 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] described [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] describe [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the latest | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the biggest | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] seen [prep] the [adj -est] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] see [prep] the [adj -est] | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the lowest | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] regard [prep] the [adj -est] | 7 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] regarded [prep] the [adj -est] | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] prepare [prep] the [adj -est] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj -est] | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] into the [adj -est] | 6 |
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