| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pers pn] [verb] | 905 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 612 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [pron] [verb] | 537 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [pron] [verb] | 478 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] he [verb] | 230 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] [pron] have | 204 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] [pron] [to-vb] | 188 |
|
| 8 | was [verb] i [verb] | 184 |
|
| 9 | was [verb] she [verb] | 155 |
|
| 10 | was [verb] he [verb] | 152 |
|
| 11 | was [verb] [Wh det] [verb] | 149 |
|
| 12 | was [verb] [pron] [vb base] | 144 |
|
| 13 | was [verb] [pron] had | 142 |
|
| 14 | was [verb] i [verb] | 135 |
|
| 15 | was [verb] it [verb] | 103 |
|
| 16 | was [verb] it [verb] | 103 |
|
| 17 | was [verb] you [verb] | 101 |
|
| 18 | was [verb] you [verb] | 101 |
|
| 19 | was [verb] which [verb] | 96 |
|
| 20 | was [verb] which [verb] | 96 |
|
| 21 | was [to-vb] [pron] [verb] | 95 |
|
| 22 | was tell [pron] [verb] | 93 |
|
| 23 | was [verb] [pron] [vb infin] | 92 |
|
| 24 | was [verb] she [verb] | 85 |
|
| 25 | was [verb] they [verb] | 85 |
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| 26 | was [verb] him [verb] | 78 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [pron] do | 75 |
|
| 28 | was [verb] her [verb] | 70 |
|
| 29 | was told [pron] [verb] | 70 |
|
| 30 | was make [pron] [verb] | 63 |
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