| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 850 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 800 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the | 663 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 409 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 279 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 257 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 194 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 192 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the | 174 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the | 167 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the | 155 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 148 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 147 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 146 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 144 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the | 133 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 133 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 133 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 129 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 103 |
|
| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 26 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] go [adv prt] [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 98 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] going [adv prt] [prep] the | 97 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on the | 83 |
|
