| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] the [num ord] | 1891 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [num ord] | 1620 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] the [num ord] | 1322 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] the [num ord] | 1071 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] the [num ord] | 1071 |
|
| 6 | [adj] [was/were] the [num ord] | 850 |
|
| 7 | [det] [was/were] the [num ord] | 741 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [num ord] | 669 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] the [num ord] | 507 |
|
| 10 | this [was/were] the [num ord] | 470 |
|
| 11 | this [was/were] the [num ord] | 470 |
|
| 12 | he [was/were] the [num ord] | 245 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] the [num ord] | 242 |
|
| 14 | that [was/were] the [num ord] | 222 |
|
| 15 | that [was/were] the [num ord] | 222 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] the [num ord] | 164 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] the [num ord] | 129 |
|
| 18 | [adv] [was/were] the [num ord] | 97 |
|
| 19 | what [was/were] the [num ord] | 94 |
|
| 20 | what [was/were] the [num ord] | 94 |
|
| 21 | [num] [was/were] the [num ord] | 89 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] the [num ord] | 87 |
|
| 23 | she [was/were] the [num ord] | 84 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] the [num ord] | 75 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] the [num ord] | 75 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] the [num ord] | 75 |
|
| 27 | i [was/were] the [num ord] | 74 |
|
| 28 | i [was/were] the [num ord] | 73 |
|
| 29 | [conj] [was/were] the [num ord] | 73 |
|
| 30 | which [was/were] the [num ord] | 70 |
|
