| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pron] was [pron] | 216 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] [pron] | 179 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] it [was/were] [pron] | 138 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] it [was/were] [pron] | 138 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] | 95 |
|
| 6 | think [pron] [was/were] [pron] | 71 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [indef pn] | 69 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [pos pn] | 67 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] there [was/were] [pron] | 52 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] there [was/were] [pron] | 52 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] [ex0] [was/were] [pron] | 52 |
|
| 12 | know [pron] [was/were] [pron] | 37 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] something | 29 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] something | 29 |
|
| 15 | mean [pron] [was/were] [pron] | 28 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] [pron] were [pron] | 27 |
|
| 17 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] i | 24 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] his | 23 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] his | 22 |
|
| 20 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] my | 20 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] my | 20 |
|
| 22 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] he | 20 |
|
| 23 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] you | 18 |
|
| 24 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] i | 18 |
|
| 25 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] you | 18 |
|
| 26 | wish [pron] [was/were] [pron] | 17 |
|
| 27 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] your | 16 |
|
| 28 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] your | 16 |
|
| 29 | [vb base] he [was/were] [pron] | 14 |
|
| 30 | [vb base] what [was/were] [pron] | 12 |
|
