| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 213 |
|
| 2 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 205 |
|
| 3 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 202 |
|
| 4 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 202 |
|
| 5 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 177 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 156 |
|
| 7 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 153 |
|
| 8 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 128 |
|
| 9 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 128 |
|
| 10 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 60 |
|
| 11 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 52 |
|
| 12 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 52 |
|
| 13 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 52 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 35 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] find [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] found [prep] [be] | 22 |
|
| 17 | but [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] said [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 19 | but [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 21 | [conj] [was/were] going [prep] [be] | 16 |
|
| 22 | [conj] [was/were] go [prep] [be] | 16 |
|
| 23 | [conj] [was/were] think [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 24 | [conj] [was/were] thought [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] intend [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 26 | [conj] [was/were] seen [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 27 | [conj] [was/were] believed [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 28 | [conj] [was/were] see [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 29 | [conj] [was/were] mean [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [conj] [was/were] believe [prep] [be] | 10 |
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