| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] was [prep] | 325 |
|
| 2 | [verb] was in | 165 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] was [prep] | 149 |
|
| 4 | [verb] was to | 90 |
|
| 5 | [verb] was for | 79 |
|
| 6 | [verb] was of | 61 |
|
| 7 | do was [prep] | 54 |
|
| 8 | [to-vb] was [prep] | 49 |
|
| 9 | [verb] was at | 49 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] was [prep] | 48 |
|
| 11 | want was [prep] | 43 |
|
| 12 | [verb] was on | 41 |
|
| 13 | wanted was [prep] | 40 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] was [prep] | 28 |
|
| 15 | have was [prep] | 26 |
|
| 16 | [vb infin] was [prep] | 25 |
|
| 17 | had was [prep] | 24 |
|
| 18 | say was [prep] | 24 |
|
| 19 | did was [prep] | 23 |
|
| 20 | need was [prep] | 22 |
|
| 21 | [verb] was from | 22 |
|
| 22 | [verb] was by | 19 |
|
| 23 | think was [prep] | 19 |
|
| 24 | see was [prep] | 17 |
|
| 25 | [verb] was with | 17 |
|
| 26 | [verb] was about | 17 |
|
| 27 | needed was [prep] | 16 |
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| 28 | know was [prep] | 16 |
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| 29 | said was [prep] | 15 |
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| 30 | [verb] was like | 13 |
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