| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the | 54 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 50 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] out [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] of the | 16 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] up [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] it [adv prt] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] it [adv prt] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] to the | 13 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 12 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] her [adv prt] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] she [adv prt] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] him [adv prt] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] he [adv prt] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [adv prt] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] in the | 8 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] back [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] them [adv prt] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] they [adv prt] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] down [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] i [adv prt] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] me [adv prt] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] at the | 5 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] in [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] take [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the | 5 |
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