| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] | 2698 |
|
| 2 | [subord] [noun] was [verb] | 2558 |
|
| 3 | [subord] [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] | 1808 |
|
| 4 | [subord] [noun] were [verb] | 1371 |
|
| 5 | [subord] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] | 1032 |
|
| 6 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] | 999 |
|
| 7 | [subord] [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] | 992 |
|
| 8 | when [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 909 |
|
| 9 | if [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 679 |
|
| 10 | as [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 513 |
|
| 11 | while [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 297 |
|
| 12 | where [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 254 |
|
| 13 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] | 231 |
|
| 14 | after [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 218 |
|
| 15 | before [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 179 |
|
| 16 | because [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 163 |
|
| 17 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] make | 138 |
|
| 18 | since [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 132 |
|
| 19 | although [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 129 |
|
| 20 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] made | 120 |
|
| 21 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] bear | 104 |
|
| 22 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] born | 103 |
|
| 23 | [subord] [n mass] [was/were] [verb] | 90 |
|
| 24 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] go | 82 |
|
| 25 | until [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 78 |
|
| 26 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] take | 70 |
|
| 27 | whether [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 68 |
|
| 28 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] going | 66 |
|
| 29 | though [noun] [was/were] [verb] | 65 |
|
| 30 | [subord] [noun] [was/were] give | 64 |
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