| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun prp] [noun] | 764 |
|
| 2 | was [noun prp] [noun] [noun] | 738 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] [noun prp] | 723 |
|
| 4 | were [noun prp] [noun] [noun] | 139 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] [noun sg] | 130 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun sg] [noun] | 100 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] sir [noun] [noun] | 77 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] mr [noun] [noun] | 53 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] dr [noun] [noun] | 33 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [noun prp] de [noun] | 32 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [noun prp] de [noun] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] mrs [noun] [noun] | 27 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] mr. [noun] [noun] | 26 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] john [noun] [noun] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [noun prp] john [noun] | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [noun prp] john [noun] | 19 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] [noun pl] | 18 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] miss [noun] [noun] | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [noun prp] h. [noun] | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [noun prp] h. [noun] | 13 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] professor [noun] [noun] | 13 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [noun prp] william [noun] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [noun prp] james [noun] | 12 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [noun prp] william [noun] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [noun prp] james [noun] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] general [noun] [noun] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [noun prp] george [noun] | 10 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [noun prp] george [noun] | 10 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [noun prp] j. [noun] | 9 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [noun prp] richard [noun] | 9 |
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