| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the | 6459 |
|
| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the | 5812 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 5460 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the | 3205 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the | 1811 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the | 1808 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the | 1275 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 1234 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [prep] the | 1055 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] the | 1040 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [prep] the | 886 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] the | 739 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [prep] the | 698 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [prep] the | 672 |
|
| 16 | [det] [was/were] [prep] the | 532 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [prep] the | 467 |
|
| 18 | she [was/were] [prep] the | 463 |
|
| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 407 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [prep] the | 385 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [prep] the | 385 |
|
| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the | 370 |
|
| 23 | we [was/were] [prep] the | 331 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [prep] the | 325 |
|
| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] the | 318 |
|
| 26 | that [was/were] [prep] the | 240 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [prep] the | 240 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [prep] the | 237 |
|
| 29 | which [was/were] [prep] the | 237 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [prep] the | 204 |
|
