| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [was/were] [adv] [conj] | 163 |
|
| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] [conj] | 152 |
|
| 3 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] [subord] | 134 |
|
| 4 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] than | 126 |
|
| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] than | 126 |
|
| 6 | [ex0] [was/were] more [conj] | 120 |
|
| 7 | [ex0] [was/were] more [conj] | 120 |
|
| 8 | [ex0] was [adv] [conj] | 95 |
|
| 9 | [ex0] were [adv] [conj] | 68 |
|
| 10 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] [coord] | 20 |
|
| 11 | [ex0] [was/were] less [conj] | 16 |
|
| 12 | [ex0] [was/were] less [conj] | 16 |
|
| 13 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] and | 14 |
|
| 14 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] and | 14 |
|
| 15 | [ex0] [was/were] not [conj] | 10 |
|
| 16 | [ex0] [was/were] [not/n't] [conj] | 10 |
|
| 17 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] [that] | 9 |
|
| 18 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] that | 9 |
|
| 19 | [ex0] [was/were] [adv] that | 9 |
|
| 20 | [ex0] [was/were] n't [conj] | 8 |
|
