| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 355 |
|
| 2 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] | 352 |
|
| 3 | he [was/were] [verb] to [be] | 321 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 319 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 319 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 186 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 168 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] go [prep] [be] | 120 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] going [prep] [be] | 120 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] said [prep] [be] | 29 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 29 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] being | 22 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [being] | 22 |
|
| 14 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [was/were] | 14 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] for [be] | 13 |
|
| 16 | he [was/were] expect [prep] [be] | 13 |
|
| 17 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] was | 13 |
|
| 18 | he [was/were] found [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 19 | he [was/were] find [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 20 | he [was/were] try [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 21 | he [was/were] expected [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] think [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] trying [prep] [be] | 10 |
|
| 24 | he [was/were] thought [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 25 | he [was/were] meant [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 26 | he [was/were] mean [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 27 | he [was/were] known [prep] [be] | 8 |
|
| 28 | he [was/were] know [prep] [be] | 8 |
|
| 29 | he [was/were] bound [prep] [be] | 6 |
|
| 30 | he [was/were] considered [prep] [be] | 6 |
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