| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 3465 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 2052 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 1798 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 1061 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 1021 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 542 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [prep] [be] | 542 |
|
| 8 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 402 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 358 |
|
| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 309 |
|
| 11 | [det] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 286 |
|
| 12 | which [was/were] [prep] [be] | 268 |
|
| 13 | which [was/were] [prep] [be] | 268 |
|
| 14 | there [was/were] [prep] [be] | 253 |
|
| 15 | there [was/were] [prep] [be] | 253 |
|
| 16 | [ex0] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 253 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [prep] [be] | 188 |
|
| 18 | this [was/were] [prep] [be] | 186 |
|
| 19 | this [was/were] [prep] [be] | 186 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 184 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [prep] [be] | 181 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [prep] [be] | 131 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [prep] [be] | 130 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 110 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [prep] [be] | 106 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [prep] [be] | 106 |
|
| 27 | that [was/were] [prep] [be] | 92 |
|
| 28 | that [was/were] [prep] [be] | 92 |
|
| 29 | [that] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 92 |
|
| 30 | what [was/were] [prep] [be] | 87 |
|
