| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adj] [pers pn] [verb] | 702 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] [vb past] | 696 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] have | 321 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] had | 252 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adj] he [verb] | 225 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adj] she [verb] | 171 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj] i [verb] | 156 |
|
| 8 | were [adj] [pers pn] [verb] | 99 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] [vb base] | 97 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] glad [pers pn] [verb] | 94 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] they [verb] | 89 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] sure [pers pn] [verb] | 84 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] do | 79 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adj] you [verb] | 77 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] did | 73 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] 'd | 60 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] know | 58 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adj] we [verb] | 47 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] know | 34 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] it [verb] | 32 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] clear [pers pn] [verb] | 29 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] sorry [pers pn] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] see | 26 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] surprised [pers pn] [verb] | 24 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] knew | 24 |
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| 26 | [was/were] convinced [pers pn] [verb] | 24 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adj] [pers pn] think | 23 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] lucky [pers pn] [verb] | 21 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] concerned [pers pn] [verb] | 19 |
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| 30 | [was/were] obvious [pers pn] [verb] | 19 |
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