| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [verb] | 80783 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [vb pp] | 52821 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [v-ing] | 42322 |
|
| 4 | he was [verb] | 27318 |
|
| 5 | he was [verb] | 27193 |
|
| 6 | it was [verb] | 22998 |
|
| 7 | it was [verb] | 22993 |
|
| 8 | i was [verb] | 16432 |
|
| 9 | i was [verb] | 16369 |
|
| 10 | she was [verb] | 13289 |
|
| 11 | she was [verb] | 13213 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] was [verb] | 9466 |
|
| 13 | which was [verb] | 6091 |
|
| 14 | which was [verb] | 6091 |
|
| 15 | [pron] was go | 5649 |
|
| 16 | [pron] was going | 5235 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] was [verb] | 4795 |
|
| 18 | who was [verb] | 4730 |
|
| 19 | who was [verb] | 4730 |
|
| 20 | what was [verb] | 3287 |
|
| 21 | what was [verb] | 3287 |
|
| 22 | [pron] was [to-vb] | 3015 |
|
| 23 | [indef pn] was [verb] | 2409 |
|
| 24 | [pron] was do | 1972 |
|
| 25 | [pron] was say | 1864 |
|
| 26 | [pron] was doing | 1522 |
|
| 27 | [pron] was think | 1410 |
|
| 28 | [pron] was tell | 1401 |
|
| 29 | [pron] was make | 1301 |
|
| 30 | [pron] was take | 1268 |
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