| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the | 6325 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 4983 |
|
| 3 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 2301 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by the | 2212 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the | 1258 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the | 868 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to the | 778 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] the | 690 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on the | 400 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] the | 398 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with the | 375 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from the | 343 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at the | 336 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for the | 333 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] the | 234 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as the | 196 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] into the | 195 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] now [verb] [prep] the | 177 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] already [verb] [prep] the | 169 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] well [verb] [prep] the | 151 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] later [verb] [prep] the | 142 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] only [verb] [prep] the | 114 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] largely [verb] [prep] the | 105 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] further [verb] [prep] the | 103 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] always [verb] [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] originally [verb] [prep] the | 94 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] never [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] actually [verb] [prep] the | 86 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] during the | 86 |
|
