| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the [noun] | 22078 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] the [noun sg] | 22024 |
|
| 3 | were the [noun] | 4071 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] the [noun pl] | 2705 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] the [noun prp] | 1161 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] the case | 433 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] the case | 431 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] the result | 360 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] the result | 350 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] the way | 309 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] the way | 309 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] the man | 263 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] the fact | 248 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] the fact | 244 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] the man | 230 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] the [n mass] | 229 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] the subject | 229 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] the subject | 222 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] the sort | 216 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] the day | 213 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] the end | 213 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] the sort | 213 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] the end | 213 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] the time | 189 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] the kind | 182 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] the kind | 179 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] the time | 179 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] the son | 178 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] the son | 163 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] the beginning | 146 |
|
