| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 643 |
|
| 2 | [prep] [pron] was [prep] | 412 |
|
| 3 | of [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 360 |
|
| 4 | of [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 360 |
|
| 5 | [prep] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] | 303 |
|
| 6 | [prep] [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] | 261 |
|
| 7 | [prep] [pron] were [prep] | 231 |
|
| 8 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] in | 204 |
|
| 9 | [prep] what [was/were] [prep] | 158 |
|
| 10 | [prep] what [was/were] [prep] | 158 |
|
| 11 | [prep] they [was/were] [prep] | 124 |
|
| 12 | [prep] them [was/were] [prep] | 123 |
|
| 13 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] to | 98 |
|
| 14 | [prep] which [was/were] [prep] | 97 |
|
| 15 | [prep] which [was/were] [prep] | 97 |
|
| 16 | [prep] it [was/were] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 17 | [prep] it [was/were] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 18 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] on | 64 |
|
| 19 | [prep] [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] | 63 |
|
| 20 | to [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 52 |
|
| 21 | to [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 52 |
|
| 22 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] at | 51 |
|
| 23 | [prep] whom [was/were] [prep] | 47 |
|
| 24 | [prep] whom [was/were] [prep] | 47 |
|
| 25 | in [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 26 | in [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 39 |
|
| 27 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] of | 37 |
|
| 28 | for [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 29 | for [pron] [was/were] [prep] | 36 |
|
| 30 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] like | 36 |
|
