| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [prep] [verb] | 985 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] [v-ing] | 916 |
|
| 3 | was like [verb] | 383 |
|
| 4 | was like [verb] | 383 |
|
| 5 | was in [verb] | 115 |
|
| 6 | was in [verb] | 115 |
|
| 7 | was worth [verb] | 112 |
|
| 8 | was worth [verb] | 112 |
|
| 9 | was by [verb] | 71 |
|
| 10 | was by [verb] | 71 |
|
| 11 | was considering [verb] | 48 |
|
| 12 | was considering [verb] | 48 |
|
| 13 | was for [verb] | 43 |
|
| 14 | was for [verb] | 43 |
|
| 15 | was [prep] have | 43 |
|
| 16 | was [prep] [to-vb] | 40 |
|
| 17 | was [prep] having | 38 |
|
| 18 | was [prep] trying | 31 |
|
| 19 | was [prep] try | 31 |
|
| 20 | was on [verb] | 29 |
|
| 21 | was on [verb] | 29 |
|
| 22 | was [prep] take | 23 |
|
| 23 | was [prep] do | 23 |
|
| 24 | was [prep] taking | 22 |
|
| 25 | was [prep] see | 22 |
|
| 26 | was [prep] go | 22 |
|
| 27 | was [prep] make | 22 |
|
| 28 | was [prep] watching | 21 |
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| 29 | was [prep] watch | 21 |
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| 30 | was [prep] live | 21 |
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