| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 95180 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 52110 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 46182 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 35556 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 27632 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 13466 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10216 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10163 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 7960 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 7958 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6724 |
|
| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6535 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6183 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5161 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5001 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4980 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4940 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4918 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4918 |
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| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4773 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4242 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4203 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4018 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4018 |
|
| 25 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3768 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3204 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3119 |
|
| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3119 |
|
| 29 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 2037 |
|
| 30 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1949 |
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