| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 81 |
|
| 2 | [modal v] be [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 81 |
|
| 3 | [modal v] [be] [subord] [pers pn] [was/were] | 52 |
|
| 4 | [modal v] [be] [conj] [pers pn] was | 46 |
|
| 5 | would [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 41 |
|
| 6 | would [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 41 |
|
| 7 | [modal v] [be] [conj] [pers pn] were | 35 |
|
| 8 | [modal v] [be] [conj] it [was/were] | 31 |
|
| 9 | [modal v] [be] if [pers pn] [was/were] | 30 |
|
| 10 | [modal v] [be] if [pers pn] [was/were] | 30 |
|
| 11 | [modal v] [be] that [pers pn] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 12 | [modal v] [be] that [pers pn] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 13 | [modal v] [be] [that] [pers pn] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [modal v] [be] [conj] he [was/were] | 22 |
|
| 15 | may [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 12 |
|
| 16 | may [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 12 |
|
| 17 | might [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 10 |
|
| 18 | [modal v] [be] [conj] they [was/were] | 10 |
|
| 19 | might [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [modal v] [be] because [pers pn] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 21 | [modal v] [be] because [pers pn] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 22 | could [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 23 | could [be] [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [modal v] [be] when [pers pn] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 25 | [modal v] [be] when [pers pn] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 26 | [modal v] [be] [conj] she [was/were] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [modal v] [be] [conj] i [was/were] | 5 |
|
