| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] be | 3430 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 2027 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] be | 1696 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] be | 1058 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] be | 923 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] be | 464 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [prep] be | 464 |
|
| 8 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] be | 399 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] be | 357 |
|
| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] be | 302 |
|
| 11 | [det] [was/were] [prep] be | 283 |
|
| 12 | which [was/were] [prep] be | 267 |
|
| 13 | which [was/were] [prep] be | 267 |
|
| 14 | there [was/were] [prep] be | 252 |
|
| 15 | there [was/were] [prep] be | 252 |
|
| 16 | [ex0] [was/were] [prep] be | 252 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [prep] be | 187 |
|
| 18 | this [was/were] [prep] be | 184 |
|
| 19 | this [was/were] [prep] be | 184 |
|
| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] be | 182 |
|
| 21 | they [was/were] [prep] be | 180 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [prep] be | 128 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [prep] be | 127 |
|
| 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 | 91 |
|
| 28 | [that] [was/were] [prep] be | 91 |
|
| 29 | that [was/were] [prep] be | 91 |
|
| 30 | what [was/were] [prep] be | 87 |
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