| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [conj] [pers pn] [vb base] | 144 |
|
| 2 | was [conj] [pron] [vb base] | 127 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [conj] i [vb base] | 69 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [conj] i [vb base] | 69 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [subord] [pron] [vb base] | 67 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [that] [pron] [vb base] | 46 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] that [pron] [vb base] | 46 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] that [pron] [vb base] | 46 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [coord] [pron] [vb base] | 31 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [conj] you [vb base] | 27 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [conj] you [vb base] | 27 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [conj] we [vb base] | 26 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [conj] we [vb base] | 26 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] and [pron] [vb base] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] and [pron] [vb base] | 22 |
|
| 16 | were [conj] [pron] [vb base] | 17 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] as [pron] [vb base] | 17 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] as [pron] [vb base] | 17 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [conj] they [vb base] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [conj] they [vb base] | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] 've | 14 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] think | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] have | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] if [pron] [vb base] | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] if [pron] [vb base] | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] because [pron] [vb base] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [conj] [pron] do | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] because [pron] [vb base] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] when [pron] [vb base] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] when [pron] [vb base] | 10 |
|
