| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 13322 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 12149 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] | 8097 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 8091 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] | 7799 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] | 7754 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [adv] | 4227 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 3147 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 3120 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2672 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2672 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2155 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2140 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1974 |
|
| 15 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1943 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1926 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up | 1917 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up | 1917 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1886 |
|
| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1815 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out | 1624 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out | 1624 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] go [adv] | 1405 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] going [adv] | 1334 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on | 1152 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on | 1152 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1105 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1105 |
|
| 29 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 913 |
|
| 30 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 891 |
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