| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [conj] [pers pn] [vb past] | 1648 |
|
| 2 | was [conj] [pron] [vb past] | 1627 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] that [pron] [vb past] | 993 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [that] [pron] [vb past] | 993 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] that [pron] [vb past] | 993 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [subord] [pron] [vb past] | 597 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] had | 477 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [conj] he [vb past] | 442 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [conj] he [vb past] | 442 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [conj] i [vb past] | 269 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [conj] i [vb past] | 269 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [conj] she [vb past] | 259 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [conj] she [vb past] | 259 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [conj] it [vb past] | 247 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [conj] it [vb past] | 247 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] because [pron] [vb past] | 240 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] because [pron] [vb past] | 240 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [conj] they [vb past] | 217 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [conj] they [vb past] | 217 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] did | 133 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [conj] we [vb past] | 122 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [conj] we [vb past] | 122 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [coord] [pron] [vb past] | 109 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [conj] you [vb past] | 91 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [conj] you [vb past] | 91 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] and [pron] [vb past] | 85 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] 'd | 85 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] and [pron] [vb past] | 85 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] as [pron] [vb past] | 83 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] as [pron] [vb past] | 83 |
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