| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 296 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [conj] [pron] was [verb] [conj] | 251 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] | 219 |
|
| 4 | [verb] [subord] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 150 |
|
| 5 | [verb] [conj] it [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 138 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [conj] it [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 138 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] that | 132 |
|
| 8 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] that | 132 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [that] | 132 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [coord] | 127 |
|
| 11 | [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 115 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [that] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 98 |
|
| 13 | [verb] that [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 98 |
|
| 14 | [verb] that [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 98 |
|
| 15 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] and | 86 |
|
| 16 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] and | 86 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] | 81 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 79 |
|
| 19 | [verb] [coord] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 60 |
|
| 20 | [verb] [conj] [pron] were [verb] [conj] | 57 |
|
| 21 | [verb] and [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 51 |
|
| 22 | [verb] and [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 51 |
|
| 23 | [verb] [conj] he [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 50 |
|
| 24 | [verb] [conj] he [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 50 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [subord] | 49 |
|
| 26 | [verb] when [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 44 |
|
| 27 | [verb] when [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 44 |
|
| 28 | [verb] [conj] they [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 42 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [conj] they [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 42 |
|
| 30 | [vb infin] [conj] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [conj] | 38 |
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