| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] only [verb] | 1124 |
|
| 2 | was only [verb] | 857 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] only [vb pp] | 603 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] only [v-ing] | 470 |
|
| 5 | were only [verb] | 267 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] only go | 46 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] only do | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] only going | 41 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] only try | 39 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] only [to-vb] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] only trying | 38 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] only doing | 36 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] only allow | 35 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] only allowed | 34 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] only make | 28 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] only joke | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] only use | 21 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] only say | 21 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] only joking | 21 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] only used | 20 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] only made | 18 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] only think | 17 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] only saying | 17 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] only playing | 16 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] only play | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] only tell | 14 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] only beat | 14 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] only beaten | 14 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] only thinking | 13 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] only give | 12 |
|
