| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] was [prep] | 636 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [was/were] [prep] | 427 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [was/were] in | 232 |
|
| 4 | [vb pp] [was/were] [prep] | 216 |
|
| 5 | [verb] were [prep] | 201 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [was/were] to | 105 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [was/were] for | 95 |
|
| 8 | [verb] [was/were] of | 90 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [was/were] at | 62 |
|
| 10 | [to-vb] [was/were] [prep] | 58 |
|
| 11 | [v-ing] [was/were] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 12 | do [was/were] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 13 | [verb] [was/were] on | 49 |
|
| 14 | want [was/were] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 15 | wanted [was/were] [prep] | 40 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] [was/were] [prep] | 32 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [was/were] from | 32 |
|
| 18 | [vb infin] [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 19 | have [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 20 | say [was/were] [prep] | 29 |
|
| 21 | did [was/were] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 22 | had [was/were] [prep] | 26 |
|
| 23 | need [was/were] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 24 | know [was/were] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 25 | [verb] [was/were] with | 22 |
|
| 26 | [verb] [was/were] by | 22 |
|
| 27 | see [was/were] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 28 | think [was/were] [prep] | 21 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [was/were] about | 20 |
|
| 30 | said [was/were] [prep] | 20 |
|
