| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] what [pron] [verb] | 512 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] | 508 |
|
| 3 | was [Wh det] [pron] [verb] | 491 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] [vb past] | 483 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [Wh det] he [verb] | 141 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [Wh det] he [verb] | 141 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] have | 132 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [Wh det] she [verb] | 114 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [Wh det] she [verb] | 114 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] had | 100 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] wanted | 87 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] want | 87 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [Wh det] i [verb] | 84 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [Wh det] i [verb] | 84 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [Wh det] they [verb] | 72 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [Wh det] they [verb] | 72 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] call | 45 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [Wh det] we [verb] | 37 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [Wh det] you [verb] | 37 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [Wh det] you [verb] | 37 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [Wh det] we [verb] | 37 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] [vb base] | 30 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] 'd | 28 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] called | 27 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] say | 27 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] said | 27 |
|
| 27 | were [Wh det] [pron] [verb] | 25 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [Wh det] it [verb] | 23 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [Wh det] it [verb] | 23 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [Wh det] [pron] do | 19 |
|
