| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 3960 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 2196 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 1892 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 1346 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 1132 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 561 |
|
| 7 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 453 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 359 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 355 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 355 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 355 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 355 |
|
| 13 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 350 |
|
| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 330 |
|
| 15 | which [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 320 |
|
| 16 | which [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 320 |
|
| 17 | and [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 284 |
|
| 18 | and [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 284 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 248 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 239 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 22 | i [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 175 |
|
| 23 | i [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 175 |
|
| 24 | she [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 154 |
|
| 25 | she [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 153 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 148 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 143 |
|
| 28 | who [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 143 |
|
| 29 | this [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 136 |
|
| 30 | this [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 136 |
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