| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 25557 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 14230 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 11191 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 8270 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 7353 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 3428 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 2472 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 2462 |
|
| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1919 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1822 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1822 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1767 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1707 |
|
| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1417 |
|
| 15 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1417 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1290 |
|
| 17 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1234 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1229 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1101 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1095 |
|
| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1041 |
|
| 22 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1041 |
|
| 23 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1019 |
|
| 24 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 931 |
|
| 25 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 922 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 832 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 813 |
|
| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 813 |
|
| 29 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 546 |
|
| 30 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 546 |
|
