| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] [adj] | 732 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] | 690 |
|
| 3 | was [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] | 534 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] | 466 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [coord] [adj] | 314 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] and [adj] | 269 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] and [adj] | 269 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [subord] [adj] | 255 |
|
| 9 | were [adv] [verb] [conj] [adj] | 250 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] [det] | 236 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] that [adj] | 215 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [that] [adj] | 215 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] that [adj] | 215 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as [adj] | 195 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as [adj] | 195 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [conj] [adj] | 91 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] not [verb] [conj] [adj] | 91 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] not [verb] [conj] [adj] | 82 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] also [verb] [conj] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] also [verb] [conj] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] [num] | 71 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] this | 58 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] this | 58 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] widely [verb] [conj] [adj] | 39 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] widely [verb] [conj] [adj] | 39 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] well [verb] [conj] [adj] | 38 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] regard [conj] [adj] | 36 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] regarded [conj] [adj] | 36 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [conj] [adj] | 34 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] well [verb] [conj] [adj] | 27 |
|
