| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 808 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 711 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 505 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 392 |
|
| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 232 |
|
| 6 | there [was/were] [det] [prep] | 232 |
|
| 7 | there [was/were] [det] [prep] | 232 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 223 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [det] [prep] | 147 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [det] [prep] | 147 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [det] [prep] | 133 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [det] [prep] | 130 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 96 |
|
| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 92 |
|
| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 72 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 63 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 18 | [adv] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 19 | we [was/were] [det] [prep] | 51 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 50 |
|
| 21 | we [was/were] [det] [prep] | 50 |
|
| 22 | what [was/were] [det] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 23 | what [was/were] [det] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 24 | [subord] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 26 | [adv] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 37 |
|
| 27 | [vb pp] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 35 |
|
| 28 | as [was/were] [det] [prep] | 34 |
|
| 29 | as [was/were] [det] [prep] | 34 |
|
| 30 | [adj] [was/were] [det] [prep] | 21 |
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