| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 57117 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] | 50542 |
|
| 3 | was [adv] [verb] | 50436 |
|
| 4 | were [adv] [verb] | 22397 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 17668 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] | 13690 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] not [verb] | 13672 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] not [verb] | 9191 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] also [verb] | 5150 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] also [verb] | 5150 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] n't [verb] | 4481 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] | 4067 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] still [verb] | 3169 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] still [verb] | 3169 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adv] go | 2196 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] going | 1983 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv prt] [verb] | 1952 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] just [verb] | 1907 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] just [verb] | 1907 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] then [verb] | 1838 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] then [verb] | 1838 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] now [verb] | 1683 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] now [verb] | 1683 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] about [verb] | 1663 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] about [verb] | 1663 |
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| 26 | [was/were] already [verb] | 1426 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] already [verb] | 1426 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] never [verb] | 1315 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] never [verb] | 1315 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] well [verb] | 1235 |
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