| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the | 2002 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 1801 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 948 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the | 687 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the | 512 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in the | 477 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] to the | 270 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on the | 205 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] away [prep] the | 191 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] from the | 191 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the | 154 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] only [prep] the | 119 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for the | 109 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] with the | 102 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] over the | 93 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] yesterday [prep] the | 86 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] into the | 85 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] together [prep] the | 78 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] forward [prep] the | 76 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] all [prep] the | 69 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] directly [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] take [adv] [prep] the | 66 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] the | 65 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the | 60 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] after the | 58 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] put [adv] [prep] the | 55 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] put [adv] [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] just [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] look [adv] [prep] the | 49 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] make [adv] [prep] the | 49 |
|
