| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 1991 |
|
| 2 | [conj] [pers pn] was [prep] [art] | 1956 |
|
| 3 | [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 1701 |
|
| 4 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] in [art] | 1177 |
|
| 5 | [conj] [pers pn] were [prep] [art] | 834 |
|
| 6 | [conj] it [was/were] [prep] [art] | 803 |
|
| 7 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a | 662 |
|
| 8 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 620 |
|
| 9 | [conj] he [was/were] [prep] [art] | 542 |
|
| 10 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] on [art] | 492 |
|
| 11 | that [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 470 |
|
| 12 | that [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 470 |
|
| 13 | [that] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 470 |
|
| 14 | [conj] i [was/were] [prep] [art] | 437 |
|
| 15 | [conj] they [was/were] [prep] [art] | 412 |
|
| 16 | and [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 402 |
|
| 17 | and [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 402 |
|
| 18 | as [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 366 |
|
| 19 | as [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 366 |
|
| 20 | when [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 337 |
|
| 21 | when [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 337 |
|
| 22 | if [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 287 |
|
| 23 | if [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 287 |
|
| 24 | [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] at [art] | 278 |
|
| 25 | [conj] she [was/were] [prep] [art] | 272 |
|
| 26 | but [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 212 |
|
| 27 | but [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 212 |
|
| 28 | [conj] we [was/were] [prep] [art] | 183 |
|
| 29 | [conj] you [was/were] [prep] [art] | 136 |
|
| 30 | because [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 128 |
|
