| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 4196 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [conj] [art] | 3631 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] the | 3620 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] that [art] | 2222 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [that] [art] | 2222 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] that [art] | 2222 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] [art] | 1471 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] and [art] | 1343 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] and [art] | 1343 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [conj] [art] | 1042 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [art] | 980 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] a | 808 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] when [art] | 430 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] when [art] | 430 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [art] | 344 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] hold [conj] [art] | 232 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] held [conj] [art] | 229 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] tell [conj] [art] | 164 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] told [conj] [art] | 164 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] agree [conj] [art] | 147 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] agreed [conj] [art] | 146 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [to-vb] [conj] [art] | 131 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] an | 119 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] no | 114 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 110 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 110 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] report [conj] [art] | 105 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] but [art] | 102 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] but [art] | 102 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] reported [conj] [art] | 101 |
|
