| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [coord] [was/were] [adv] | 357 |
|
| 2 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 318 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [conj] was [adv] | 290 |
|
| 4 | [verb] and [was/were] [adv] | 280 |
|
| 5 | [verb] and [was/were] [adv] | 280 |
|
| 6 | [vb pp] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 183 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [conj] were [adv] | 143 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 100 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] [not/n't] | 89 |
|
| 10 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] not | 89 |
|
| 11 | [verb] that [was/were] [adv] | 70 |
|
| 12 | [verb] [that] [was/were] [adv] | 70 |
|
| 13 | [verb] that [was/were] [adv] | 70 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] not | 65 |
|
| 15 | [verb] but [was/were] [adv] | 57 |
|
| 16 | [verb] but [was/were] [adv] | 57 |
|
| 17 | [to-vb] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 46 |
|
| 18 | [vb -s] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 41 |
|
| 19 | [v-ing] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [vb infin] [conj] [was/were] [adv] | 24 |
|
| 21 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] n't | 24 |
|
| 22 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] [adv prt] | 22 |
|
| 23 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] still | 19 |
|
| 24 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] still | 19 |
|
| 25 | [verb] or [was/were] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 26 | [verb] or [was/were] [adv] | 19 |
|
| 27 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] about | 18 |
|
| 28 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] about | 18 |
|
| 29 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] never | 14 |
|
| 30 | [verb] [conj] [was/were] never | 14 |
|
