| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 5809 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 4303 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] | 2322 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] | 2236 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] | 1488 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [be] | 1347 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] go [prep] [be] | 1104 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] going [prep] [be] | 1103 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [be] | 638 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] supposed [prep] [be] | 586 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] supposed [prep] [be] | 586 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] [be] | 532 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] not [prep] [be] | 532 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] found [prep] [be] | 500 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] find [prep] [be] | 500 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] not [prep] [be] | 479 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 456 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] said [prep] [be] | 455 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] think [prep] [be] | 310 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] thought [prep] [be] | 302 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] likely [prep] [be] | 301 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] likely [prep] [be] | 301 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] expect [prep] [be] | 262 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] expected [prep] [be] | 249 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] considered [prep] [be] | 212 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] consider [prep] [be] | 212 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] mean [prep] [be] | 207 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] meant [prep] [be] | 206 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] report [prep] [be] | 195 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] reported [prep] [be] | 195 |
|
