| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 87 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] | 74 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 70 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 55 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] a | 52 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] a | 48 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] going [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 35 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] go [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 35 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] the | 34 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] the | 34 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to give [pron] [art] | 31 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] him [art] | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] he [art] | 21 |
|
| 15 | were [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 17 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it [art] | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] it [art] | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] she [art] | 13 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] her [art] | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] to make [pron] [art] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] me [art] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] i [art] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] try [to-vb] [pron] [art] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] you [art] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] you [art] | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] what [art] | 7 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] what [art] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [Wh det] [art] | 7 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to tell [pron] [art] | 6 |
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