| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [det] [verb] | 1615 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] all [verb] | 1334 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [det] [vb pp] | 1114 |
|
| 4 | was [det] [verb] | 765 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [det] [v-ing] | 597 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [det] [to-vb] | 440 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] enough [verb] | 294 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] both [verb] | 240 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [det] [vb base] | 127 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] each [verb] | 112 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [det] [vb past] | 99 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] that [verb] | 91 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [det] do | 86 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [det] make | 77 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] those [verb] | 71 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] little [verb] | 71 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [det] done | 64 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [det] go | 54 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [det] to make | 49 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] much [verb] | 49 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [det] going | 39 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] this [verb] | 39 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [det] take | 36 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [det] give | 35 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [det] sit | 32 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [det] sitting | 28 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] half [verb] | 25 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [det] given | 24 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [det] made | 23 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [det] work | 23 |
|
