| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [pron] [verb] [prep] the | 197 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the | 117 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [pron] [vb pp] [prep] the | 109 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [indef pn] [verb] [prep] the | 97 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] the | 74 |
|
| 6 | were [pron] [verb] [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [pron] [to-vb] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [pron] do [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] in the | 52 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] with the | 51 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] nothing [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] nothing [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [pron] to do [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] to the | 30 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] you [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] something [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] something [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] you [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] he [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] he [verb] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] on the | 20 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] they [verb] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] they [verb] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [pron] doing [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] by the | 17 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] about the | 17 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] it [verb] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] it [verb] [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] what [verb] [prep] the | 16 |
|
