| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] | 274520 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] | 272459 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] | 121753 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] | 103140 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] | 15978 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] go | 10493 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] going | 9295 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] make | 9008 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] made | 7247 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] take | 6148 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] give | 5478 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] do | 4929 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] given | 4789 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] find | 4630 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] use | 4306 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] taken | 4294 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] found | 4195 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] say | 4185 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] hold | 4139 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] bear | 4044 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] born | 3924 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] tell | 3637 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] used | 3594 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] held | 3463 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] doing | 3148 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] told | 2939 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] see | 2757 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] look | 2733 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] looking | 2561 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] leave | 2545 |
|
