| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 791 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [art] | 673 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 633 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] a | 408 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] up [art] | 358 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 312 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [art] | 230 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] out [art] | 222 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] | 199 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] down [art] | 183 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 142 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] take [adv prt] [art] | 99 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [art] | 72 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [art] | 70 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] bring [adv prt] [art] | 54 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] put [adv prt] [art] | 54 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] over [art] | 49 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] an | 49 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] [art] | 44 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] to set [adv prt] [art] | 36 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] carrying [adv prt] [art] | 36 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] put [adv prt] [art] | 35 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] back [art] | 33 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] taking [adv prt] [art] | 31 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 30 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] walk [adv prt] [art] | 29 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] walking [adv prt] [art] | 29 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] off [art] | 29 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] along [art] | 26 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] to take [adv prt] [art] | 24 |
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