| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 298 |
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| 2 | who [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 281 |
|
| 3 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 257 |
|
| 4 | [Wh pn] was [prep] the [noun] | 205 |
|
| 5 | [Wh pn] [was/were] in the [noun] | 144 |
|
| 6 | [Wh pn] were [prep] the [noun] | 93 |
|
| 7 | [Wh pn] [was/were] at the [noun] | 57 |
|
| 8 | [Wh pn] [was/were] on the [noun] | 49 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun prp] | 19 |
|
| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 11 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the time | 13 |
|
| 13 | whom [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 12 |
|
| 14 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the area | 9 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the area | 9 |
|
| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the car | 7 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the car | 7 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] with the [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] behind the [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the back | 5 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the house | 5 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the forefront | 5 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the age | 5 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] against the [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the forefront | 5 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the house | 5 |
|
| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the service | 5 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the back | 5 |
|
| 29 | whoever [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 5 |
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