| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [det] | 2171 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] that | 919 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] were [det] | 583 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] all | 568 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] such | 287 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] another | 198 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] this | 123 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] enough | 102 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] some | 100 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] those | 79 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] more | 69 |
|
| 12 | time [was/were] [det] | 41 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] both | 39 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] half | 33 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] many | 32 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] any | 31 |
|
| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] several | 31 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] much | 28 |
|
| 19 | problem [was/were] [det] | 27 |
|
| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] less | 27 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] little | 26 |
|
| 22 | idea [was/were] [det] | 22 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] each | 21 |
|
| 24 | voice [was/were] [det] | 19 |
|
| 25 | year [was/were] [det] | 19 |
|
| 26 | work [was/were] [det] | 17 |
|
| 27 | life [was/were] [det] | 16 |
|
| 28 | trouble [was/were] [det] | 16 |
|
| 29 | war [was/were] [det] | 15 |
|
| 30 | difference [was/were] [det] | 14 |
|
