| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] | 307 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 245 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 223 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [vb pp] | 167 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 159 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] had [verb] | 145 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [to-vb] | 121 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] he [vb past] [verb] | 116 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] he [vb past] [verb] | 116 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [that] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 100 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] that [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 100 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] that [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 100 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 84 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] they [vb past] [verb] | 75 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] they [vb past] [verb] | 75 |
|
| 16 | were [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 74 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 60 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] and [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 55 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] and [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 55 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] i [vb past] [verb] | 41 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] i [vb past] [verb] | 41 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] she [vb past] [verb] | 39 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] she [vb past] [verb] | 39 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] as [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 36 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] as [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 36 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] when [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] when [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] 'd [verb] | 31 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] tried [verb] | 26 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] because [pron] [vb past] [verb] | 23 |
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