| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 537 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [adv] was [verb] | 454 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [adv] [was/were] [vb pp] | 316 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 263 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [adv] [was/were] [v-ing] | 201 |
|
| 6 | [indef pn] [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 195 |
|
| 7 | [pron] else [was/were] [verb] | 147 |
|
| 8 | [pron] else [was/were] [verb] | 147 |
|
| 9 | [pron] too [was/were] [verb] | 104 |
|
| 10 | [pron] too [was/were] [verb] | 104 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [adv] were [verb] | 96 |
|
| 12 | he [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 74 |
|
| 13 | he [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 68 |
|
| 14 | it [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 57 |
|
| 15 | it [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 57 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 55 |
|
| 17 | [pron] really [was/were] [verb] | 44 |
|
| 18 | [pron] really [was/were] [verb] | 44 |
|
| 19 | they [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 42 |
|
| 20 | nothing [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 40 |
|
| 21 | nothing [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 40 |
|
| 22 | i [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 36 |
|
| 23 | they [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 35 |
|
| 24 | everyone [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 34 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [adv] [was/were] go | 34 |
|
| 26 | everyone [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 34 |
|
| 27 | [Wh pn] [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 28 | which [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 29 | which [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 33 |
|
| 30 | who [adv] [was/were] [verb] | 32 |
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