| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 350 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 220 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 88 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 71 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 48 |
|
| 6 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 26 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 9 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 18 |
|
| 11 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 18 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 18 |
|
| 13 | people [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 14 | people [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 16 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 17 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
|
| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
|
| 19 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 20 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 21 | but [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
|
| 22 | but [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 26 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 27 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 28 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 29 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 30 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
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