| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was the [adj] | 3600 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [adj] | 2493 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [num ord] | 669 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [adj -est] | 465 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] the first | 432 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] the first | 432 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] were the [adj] | 415 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] the only | 365 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] the only | 365 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [det] | 252 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] the same | 226 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] the same | 226 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] the good | 129 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] the last | 120 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] the last | 120 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] the best | 115 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [num] | 103 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] the main | 96 |
|
| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] the main | 96 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] the great | 66 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] the high | 44 |
|
| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] the bad | 41 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] the late | 41 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] the worst | 39 |
|
| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] the large | 37 |
|
| 26 | year [was/were] the [adj] | 37 |
|
| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] the right | 37 |
|
| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] the right | 37 |
|
| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] the big | 36 |
|
| 30 | result [was/were] the [adj] | 34 |
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