| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] i [was/were] [verb] | 2525 |
|
| 2 | [subord] i was [verb] | 2271 |
|
| 3 | [subord] i [was/were] [v-ing] | 1642 |
|
| 4 | [subord] i [was/were] [vb pp] | 676 |
|
| 5 | when i [was/were] [verb] | 667 |
|
| 6 | if i [was/were] [verb] | 553 |
|
| 7 | as i [was/were] [verb] | 378 |
|
| 8 | [subord] i were [verb] | 252 |
|
| 9 | [subord] i [was/were] [to-vb] | 202 |
|
| 10 | while i [was/were] [verb] | 196 |
|
| 11 | [subord] i [was/were] go | 178 |
|
| 12 | because i [was/were] [verb] | 171 |
|
| 13 | [subord] i [was/were] going | 159 |
|
| 14 | [subord] i [was/were] say | 110 |
|
| 15 | [subord] i [was/were] saying | 94 |
|
| 16 | cos i [was/were] [verb] | 94 |
|
| 17 | [subord] i [was/were] born | 92 |
|
| 18 | [subord] i [was/were] bear | 92 |
|
| 19 | [subord] i [was/were] tell | 84 |
|
| 20 | [subord] i [was/were] do | 79 |
|
| 21 | before i [was/were] [verb] | 76 |
|
| 22 | [subord] i [was/were] doing | 74 |
|
| 23 | where i [was/were] [verb] | 67 |
|
| 24 | [subord] i [was/were] work | 66 |
|
| 25 | [subord] i [was/were] working | 66 |
|
| 26 | so i [was/were] [verb] | 66 |
|
| 27 | [subord] i [was/were] told | 56 |
|
| 28 | [subord] i [was/were] look | 50 |
|
| 29 | [subord] i [was/were] looking | 49 |
|
| 30 | [subord] i [was/were] talk | 47 |
|
