| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] be [verb] [was/were] | 557 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] be [verb] [was/were] | 370 |
|
| 3 | [noun] be [verb] [was/were] | 364 |
|
| 4 | [prep] be [verb] [was/were] | 237 |
|
| 5 | [prep] be [verb] [was/were] | 236 |
|
| 6 | to be [verb] [was/were] | 223 |
|
| 7 | to be [verb] [was/were] | 223 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] be [verb] [was/were] | 199 |
|
| 9 | [verb] be [verb] [was/were] | 155 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] be [verb] [was/were] | 153 |
|
| 11 | have be [verb] [was/were] | 149 |
|
| 12 | what be [verb] [was/were] | 124 |
|
| 13 | what be [verb] [was/were] | 124 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] be [verb] [was/were] | 115 |
|
| 15 | [vb mod] be [verb] [was/were] | 111 |
|
| 16 | [modal v] be [verb] [was/were] | 111 |
|
| 17 | had be [verb] [was/were] | 105 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] be [verb] [was/were] | 103 |
|
| 19 | i be [verb] [was/were] | 84 |
|
| 20 | i be [verb] [was/were] | 84 |
|
| 21 | he be [verb] [was/were] | 75 |
|
| 22 | he be [verb] [was/were] | 75 |
|
| 23 | they be [verb] [was/were] | 63 |
|
| 24 | they be [verb] [was/were] | 62 |
|
| 25 | [adj] be [verb] [was/were] | 61 |
|
| 26 | could be [verb] [was/were] | 58 |
|
| 27 | could be [verb] [was/were] | 58 |
|
| 28 | [det] be [verb] [was/were] | 57 |
|
| 29 | [noun prp] be [verb] [was/were] | 57 |
|
| 30 | [conj] be [verb] [was/were] | 54 |
|
