| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] he was | 5744 |
|
| 2 | [verb] he [was/were] | 5593 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] he [was/were] | 3502 |
|
| 4 | say he [was/were] | 1525 |
|
| 5 | think he [was/were] | 1202 |
|
| 6 | said he [was/were] | 1109 |
|
| 7 | thought he [was/were] | 690 |
|
| 8 | know he [was/were] | 689 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] he [was/were] | 590 |
|
| 10 | [vb infin] he [was/were] | 582 |
|
| 11 | knew he [was/were] | 452 |
|
| 12 | [vb pp] he [was/were] | 373 |
|
| 13 | [v-ing] he [was/were] | 308 |
|
| 14 | [vb -s] he [was/were] | 244 |
|
| 15 | [to-vb] he [was/were] | 231 |
|
| 16 | [verb] him [was/were] | 229 |
|
| 17 | think he [was/were] | 220 |
|
| 18 | think he [was/were] | 184 |
|
| 19 | believe he [was/were] | 147 |
|
| 20 | feel he [was/were] | 141 |
|
| 21 | says he [was/were] | 129 |
|
| 22 | see he [was/were] | 121 |
|
| 23 | felt he [was/were] | 109 |
|
| 24 | claim he [was/were] | 98 |
|
| 25 | realise he [was/were] | 98 |
|
| 26 | mean he [was/were] | 97 |
|
| 27 | tell he [was/were] | 90 |
|
| 28 | know he [was/were] | 86 |
|
| 29 | [verb] he were | 85 |
|
| 30 | realised he [was/were] | 73 |
|
