| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 3 | was [conj] [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [subord] [verb] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] that [verb] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] that [verb] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [that] [verb] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [conj] [vb past] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] as [verb] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] as [verb] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] by the | 12 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] by the | 12 |
|
| 14 | were [conj] [verb] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] to the | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] to the | 9 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] in the | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] in the | 7 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [coord] [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [conj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] and [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] on the | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] and [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [conj] [verb] on the | 5 |
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