| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] was [verb] | 829 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [was/were] [vb pp] | 574 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] were [verb] | 281 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [was/were] [to-vb] | 278 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [was/were] [v-ing] | 190 |
|
| 6 | did [was/were] [verb] | 181 |
|
| 7 | wanted [was/were] [verb] | 93 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [was/were] [vb infin] | 58 |
|
| 9 | said [was/were] [verb] | 52 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [was/were] go | 38 |
|
| 11 | had [was/were] [verb] | 35 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [was/were] get | 34 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [was/were] make | 26 |
|
| 14 | used [was/were] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [was/were] to get | 24 |
|
| 16 | made [was/were] [verb] | 23 |
|
| 17 | knew [was/were] [verb] | 22 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [was/were] take | 21 |
|
| 19 | thought [was/were] [verb] | 19 |
|
| 20 | felt [was/were] [verb] | 18 |
|
| 21 | took [was/were] [verb] | 17 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] [was/were] call | 16 |
|
| 23 | remained [was/were] [verb] | 16 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] [was/were] going | 16 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [was/were] to go | 16 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] [was/were] give | 15 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] [was/were] find | 15 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] [was/were] come | 14 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] [was/were] put | 13 |
|
| 30 | claimed [was/were] [verb] | 13 |
|
