| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] [vb past] | 888 |
|
| 2 | was [adj] [pron] [vb past] | 875 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [pron] [vb past] | 733 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [pron] had | 361 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [det] [pron] [vb past] | 300 |
|
| 6 | were [adj] [pron] [vb past] | 261 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj] he [vb past] | 260 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adj] he [vb past] | 259 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] i [vb past] | 199 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adj] i [vb past] | 199 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] she [vb past] | 190 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adj] she [vb past] | 190 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [Wh pn] [vb past] | 149 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adj] who [vb past] | 146 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adj] who [vb past] | 146 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] they [vb past] | 106 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] those [pron] [vb past] | 106 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adj] they [vb past] | 106 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] those [pron] [vb past] | 106 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] [pron] did | 98 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] glad [pron] [vb past] | 94 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] glad [pron] [vb past] | 94 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] sure [pron] [vb past] | 90 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [num] [pron] [vb past] | 90 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] sure [pron] [vb past] | 90 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adj] [Wh det] [vb past] | 81 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] all [pron] [vb past] | 74 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] all [pron] [vb past] | 74 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adj] which [vb past] | 65 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adj] which [vb past] | 65 |
|
