| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] | 1825 |
|
| 2 | was [conj] [pron] [verb] | 1797 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] [vb past] | 1699 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] that [pron] [verb] | 1064 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [that] [pron] [verb] | 1064 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] that [pron] [verb] | 1064 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [subord] [pron] [verb] | 680 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] have | 601 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] had | 477 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [conj] he [verb] | 458 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [conj] he [verb] | 458 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [conj] i [verb] | 338 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [conj] i [verb] | 338 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [conj] she [verb] | 268 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [conj] she [verb] | 268 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [conj] it [verb] | 257 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [conj] it [verb] | 257 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] because [pron] [verb] | 253 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] because [pron] [verb] | 253 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [conj] they [verb] | 235 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [conj] they [verb] | 235 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [coord] [pron] [verb] | 149 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] do | 149 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [conj] we [verb] | 149 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [conj] we [verb] | 148 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] [vb base] | 144 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] did | 133 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [conj] you [verb] | 119 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [conj] you [verb] | 119 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] and [pron] [verb] | 115 |
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