| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 36829 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] the | 30568 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [prep] the | 13746 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by the | 10444 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in the | 8062 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 6700 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to the | 5026 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] on the | 3398 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] at the | 2750 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] from the | 2161 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for the | 1872 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] with the | 1823 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] into the | 1283 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] as the | 983 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] make [prep] the | 963 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] made [prep] the | 935 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the | 769 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] take [prep] the | 563 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] taken [prep] the | 548 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] during the | 522 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] of the | 509 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] through the | 509 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] hold [prep] the | 476 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] stand [prep] the | 470 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] held [prep] the | 469 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] standing [prep] the | 458 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] sit [prep] the | 457 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] sitting [prep] the | 436 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] use [prep] the | 436 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] about the | 432 |
|
