| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [pers pn] [verb] | 400 |
|
| 2 | it [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 304 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb past] | 193 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb base] | 142 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] i [verb] | 123 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] you [verb] | 121 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb pp] | 83 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] have | 75 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] know | 70 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] he [verb] | 68 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] know | 67 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] were [pers pn] [verb] | 67 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] had | 51 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 45 |
|
| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] she [verb] | 44 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] do | 43 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] did | 34 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [v-ing] | 33 |
|
| 19 | he [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 32 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] they [verb] | 31 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 31 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] think | 30 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] we [verb] | 29 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] want | 23 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] say | 22 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] think | 18 |
|
| 27 | she [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 18 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] it [verb] | 17 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] me [verb] | 14 |
|
| 30 | we [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 14 |
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