| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [was/were] that | 635 |
|
| 2 | [verb] was [that] | 630 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [was/were] [that] | 326 |
|
| 4 | [vb infin] [was/were] [that] | 111 |
|
| 5 | [vb pp] [was/were] [that] | 97 |
|
| 6 | know [was/were] [that] | 88 |
|
| 7 | happen [was/were] [that] | 70 |
|
| 8 | say [was/were] [that] | 65 |
|
| 9 | happened [was/were] [that] | 52 |
|
| 10 | [to-vb] [was/were] [that] | 48 |
|
| 11 | knew [was/were] [that] | 45 |
|
| 12 | [v-ing] [was/were] [that] | 42 |
|
| 13 | know [was/were] [that] | 39 |
|
| 14 | said [was/were] [that] | 27 |
|
| 15 | mean [was/were] [that] | 24 |
|
| 16 | meant [was/were] [that] | 21 |
|
| 17 | make [was/were] [that] | 19 |
|
| 18 | realise [was/were] [that] | 17 |
|
| 19 | find [was/were] [that] | 15 |
|
| 20 | give [was/were] [that] | 15 |
|
| 21 | notice [was/were] [that] | 15 |
|
| 22 | say [was/were] [that] | 14 |
|
| 23 | happened [was/were] [that] | 12 |
|
| 24 | matter [was/were] [that] | 11 |
|
| 25 | found [was/were] [that] | 11 |
|
| 26 | noticed [was/were] [that] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [vb base] [was/were] [that] | 10 |
|
| 28 | mattered [was/were] [that] | 10 |
|
| 29 | remember [was/were] [that] | 10 |
|
| 30 | given [was/were] [that] | 10 |
|
