| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 437 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] | 325 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] | 247 |
|
| 4 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 151 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] him | 144 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to [pers pn] | 131 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] it | 119 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] her | 105 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 80 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] them | 76 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by [pers pn] | 75 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for [pers pn] | 73 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at [pers pn] | 64 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] me | 63 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with [pers pn] | 41 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] about [pers pn] | 34 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] us | 34 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] just [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 33 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on [pers pn] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] you | 30 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] look [prep] [pers pn] | 25 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] really [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 23 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] of [pers pn] | 23 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] wait [prep] [pers pn] | 23 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] [pers pn] | 23 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] waiting [prep] [pers pn] | 22 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] now [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] talk [prep] [pers pn] | 21 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from [pers pn] | 20 |
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| 30 | [was/were] already [verb] [prep] [pers pn] | 19 |
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