| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] about [num] [noun pl] | 395 |
|
| 2 | was about [adj] [noun pl] | 302 |
|
| 3 | were about [adj] [noun pl] | 96 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] about [adj] years | 91 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] about [adj] feet | 36 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] about three [noun pl] | 36 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] about three [noun pl] | 36 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] about ten [noun pl] | 28 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] about ten [noun pl] | 28 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] about [adj] miles | 27 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] about six [noun pl] | 26 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] about six [noun pl] | 26 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] about [adj] months | 25 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] about five [noun pl] | 25 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] about [adj] inches | 25 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] about five [noun pl] | 25 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] about four [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] about four [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] about two [noun pl] | 22 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] about two [noun pl] | 22 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] about [adj] yards | 21 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] about twenty [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] about twenty [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] about [adj] times | 17 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] about [adj] metres | 17 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] about eight [noun pl] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] about thirty [noun pl] | 16 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] about eight [noun pl] | 16 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] about thirty [noun pl] | 16 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] about [adj] weeks | 16 |
|
