| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 106871 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] | 98289 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] | 68283 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] | 57125 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] | 31926 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] | 27834 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] | 27669 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] | 23513 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] | 23508 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] | 17055 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] | 16973 |
|
| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] | 14568 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] | 13989 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [verb] | 13630 |
|
| 15 | she [was/were] [verb] | 13533 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] | 12007 |
|
| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] | 8516 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] | 8516 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] | 7613 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] | 7420 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [verb] | 7420 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] go | 7376 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] going | 6853 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [verb] | 6174 |
|
| 25 | we [was/were] [verb] | 6065 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] | 4623 |
|
| 27 | you [was/were] [verb] | 4002 |
|
| 28 | you [was/were] [verb] | 3999 |
|
| 29 | what [was/were] [verb] | 3403 |
|
| 30 | what [was/were] [verb] | 3403 |
|
