| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 219 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 213 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] him [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] them [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] in the | 47 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] her [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] me [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] to the | 34 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] on the | 31 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] for the | 23 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] about the | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] from the | 22 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] tell [pers pn] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] telling [pers pn] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] put [pers pn] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] at the | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] with the | 15 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] into the | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] by the | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] us [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] watch [pers pn] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] watching [pers pn] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] see [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] you [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] take [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] do [pers pn] [prep] the | 10 |
|
