| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 291 |
|
| 2 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] a | 230 |
|
| 3 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a | 209 |
|
| 4 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 79 |
|
| 5 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] in a | 73 |
|
| 6 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] a | 64 |
|
| 7 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] by a | 45 |
|
| 8 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] with a | 33 |
|
| 9 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] as a | 30 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] kill [prep] a | 22 |
|
| 11 | [Wh pn] [was/were] killed [prep] a | 22 |
|
| 12 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] for a | 20 |
|
| 13 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] from a | 18 |
|
| 14 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] on a | 13 |
|
| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] at a | 13 |
|
| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] to a | 12 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] dress [prep] a | 9 |
|
| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] dressed [prep] a | 9 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] bear [prep] a | 7 |
|
| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] born [prep] a | 7 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] look [prep] a | 7 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] into a | 7 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] looking [prep] a | 7 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] standing [prep] a | 6 |
|
| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] living [prep] a | 6 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] a | 6 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] live [prep] a | 6 |
|
| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] stand [prep] a | 6 |
|
| 29 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] after a | 6 |
|
| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] sit [prep] a | 5 |
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