| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] [was/were] | 3675 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [vb past] was | 3346 |
|
| 3 | he [vb past] [was/were] | 997 |
|
| 4 | he [vb past] [was/were] | 997 |
|
| 5 | i [vb past] [was/were] | 893 |
|
| 6 | i [vb past] [was/were] | 893 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [vb past] were | 734 |
|
| 8 | they [vb past] [was/were] | 578 |
|
| 9 | they [vb past] [was/were] | 576 |
|
| 10 | she [vb past] [was/were] | 525 |
|
| 11 | she [vb past] [was/were] | 525 |
|
| 12 | [pron] thought [was/were] | 360 |
|
| 13 | [pron] did [was/were] | 328 |
|
| 14 | we [vb past] [was/were] | 322 |
|
| 15 | we [vb past] [was/were] | 321 |
|
| 16 | [pron] said [was/were] | 311 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [vb past] [was/were] | 226 |
|
| 18 | [pron] wanted [was/were] | 208 |
|
| 19 | it [vb past] [was/were] | 192 |
|
| 20 | it [vb past] [was/were] | 192 |
|
| 21 | what [vb past] [was/were] | 180 |
|
| 22 | what [vb past] [was/were] | 180 |
|
| 23 | [pron] had [was/were] | 177 |
|
| 24 | [pron] knew [was/were] | 174 |
|
| 25 | [pron] saw [was/were] | 170 |
|
| 26 | you [vb past] [was/were] | 168 |
|
| 27 | you [vb past] [was/were] | 168 |
|
| 28 | who [vb past] [was/were] | 140 |
|
| 29 | who [vb past] [was/were] | 140 |
|
| 30 | [Wh pn] [vb past] [was/were] | 140 |
|
