| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 325 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 215 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 198 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 134 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 119 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 119 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 59 |
|
| 8 | [ex0] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 50 |
|
| 9 | there [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 50 |
|
| 10 | there [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 50 |
|
| 11 | [det] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 49 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 43 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 42 |
|
| 14 | this [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 41 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 41 |
|
| 16 | this [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 41 |
|
| 17 | what [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 35 |
|
| 18 | what [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 35 |
|
| 19 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 32 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 27 |
|
| 21 | i [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 22 |
|
| 22 | i [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 22 |
|
| 23 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 18 |
|
| 24 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 17 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 15 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 15 |
|
| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 15 |
|
| 28 | she [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 14 |
|
| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 14 |
|
| 30 | and [was/were] [verb] to [be] a | 14 |
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