| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] he was [verb] [prep] | 321 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 319 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 218 |
|
| 4 | said he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 107 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] | 104 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] to | 89 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] he [was/were] go [prep] | 56 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] he [was/were] going [prep] | 56 |
|
| 9 | thought he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 46 |
|
| 10 | knew he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] by | 42 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] for | 34 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] at | 32 |
|
| 14 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] in | 28 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] he [was/were] look [prep] | 26 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] he [was/were] looking [prep] | 26 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] with | 21 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] from | 15 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] on | 13 |
|
| 20 | found he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 11 |
|
| 21 | claimed he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] he [was/were] [verb] of | 10 |
|
| 23 | felt he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10 |
|
| 24 | [vb past] he [was/were] coming [prep] | 9 |
|
| 25 | [vb past] he [was/were] come [prep] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [vb past] he [was/were] talk [prep] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [vb past] he [was/were] talking [prep] | 9 |
|
| 28 | [vb past] he [was/were] think [prep] | 8 |
|
| 29 | [vb past] he [was/were] thinking [prep] | 8 |
|
| 30 | believed he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 8 |
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