| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] | 42185 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [verb] | 39453 |
|
| 3 | were [adv] [verb] | 17658 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 12766 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] also [verb] | 5150 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] still [verb] | 3169 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] just [verb] | 1907 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] then [verb] | 1838 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] | 1718 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] now [verb] | 1683 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] already [verb] | 1426 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] never [verb] | 1315 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] later [verb] | 1176 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] only [verb] | 1124 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] always [verb] | 1089 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] well [verb] | 1086 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] go | 907 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] often [verb] | 836 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] originally [verb] | 798 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] widely [verb] | 788 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] going | 782 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] make | 781 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] soon [verb] | 777 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] use | 775 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] actually [verb] | 729 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] take | 710 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] used | 683 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] finally [verb] | 660 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] eventually [verb] | 628 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adv] made | 599 |
|
