| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [verb] the | 219 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the | 216 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the | 93 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the | 93 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the | 93 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the | 93 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] the | 62 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] the | 52 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] all the | 45 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] all the | 45 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] the | 42 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] the | 40 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] the | 32 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 22 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] by the | 22 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] the | 21 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] the | 17 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] the | 15 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] both the | 14 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] both the | 14 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the | 14 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] in the | 14 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [Wh det] the | 11 |
|
| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [Wh adv] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] the | 9 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [conj] the | 9 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] take the | 8 |
|
| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] taking the | 8 |
|
