| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] | 197 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] | 197 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] | 192 |
|
| 4 | was that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] | 190 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] that [pers pn] would [verb] | 90 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] that [pers pn] would [verb] | 77 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] that [pers pn] should [verb] | 47 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] that [pers pn] should [verb] | 47 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] that he [modal v] [verb] | 38 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] that it [modal v] [verb] | 38 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] that [pers pn] could [verb] | 33 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] that [pers pn] could [verb] | 33 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] that we [modal v] [verb] | 30 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] that they [modal v] [verb] | 30 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] have | 27 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] have | 26 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] that i [modal v] [verb] | 25 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] that she [modal v] [verb] | 24 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] that [pers pn] might [verb] | 15 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] that [pers pn] might [verb] | 15 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] that [pers pn] 'd [verb] | 13 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] that you [modal v] [verb] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] go | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] go | 9 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] get | 8 |
|
| 26 | were that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] | 7 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] do | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] make | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] that [pers pn] must [verb] | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] that [pers pn] [modal v] do | 6 |
|
