| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [noun sg] | 12598 |
|
| 2 | were [noun sg] | 2541 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] part | 1241 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] time | 762 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] sort | 294 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] evidence | 201 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] silence | 197 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] chairman | 143 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] president | 124 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] secretary | 90 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] kind | 89 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] blood | 85 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] money | 83 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] second | 78 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] head | 78 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] doing | 75 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] love | 73 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] talk | 68 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] christmas | 63 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] music | 62 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] nonsense | 57 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] trouble | 56 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] room | 55 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] work | 54 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] proof | 53 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] water | 48 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] master | 48 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] captain | 47 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] king | 47 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] way | 46 |
|
