| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [prep] [det] | 2966 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] in [det] | 1209 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] this | 948 |
|
| 4 | were [prep] [det] | 849 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [prep] that | 783 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] at [det] | 536 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [prep] all | 374 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [prep] some | 370 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] like [det] | 288 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [prep] any | 244 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] on [det] | 234 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] those | 233 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [prep] such | 207 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] for [det] | 206 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] of [det] | 190 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [prep] many | 147 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] among [det] | 130 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] to [det] | 125 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] these | 119 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [prep] another | 94 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] from [det] | 90 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] with [det] | 86 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] by [det] | 82 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] during [det] | 81 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] after [det] | 80 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] about [det] | 75 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] above [det] | 63 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [prep] little | 62 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] against [det] | 50 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [prep] most | 46 |
|
