| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [pers pn] [verb] | 971 |
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| 2 | [Wh det] [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 791 |
|
| 3 | what [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 781 |
|
| 4 | what [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 781 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] [v-ing] | 766 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 468 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [pers pn] [verb] | 417 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] you [verb] | 409 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] do | 336 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 305 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 304 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] i [verb] | 265 |
|
| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] doing | 257 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] he [verb] | 246 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb past] | 201 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] she [verb] | 185 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb pp] | 182 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb base] | 167 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] say | 122 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] saying | 91 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] they [verb] | 90 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] go | 90 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] have | 88 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] going | 84 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] it [verb] | 79 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] know | 79 |
|
| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 76 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] think | 75 |
|
| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [pers pn] know | 74 |
|
| 30 | who [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] | 71 |
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