| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 35556 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] | 34955 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] | 31089 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 14255 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] | 11227 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10216 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10163 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 7960 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 7958 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to | 7808 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by | 7715 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in | 7569 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6183 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5161 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5001 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4980 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4940 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4918 |
|
| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4918 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4242 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4203 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for | 3255 |
|
| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3204 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on | 3130 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3119 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3119 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with | 3109 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at | 3003 |
|
| 29 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1927 |
|
| 30 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1892 |
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