| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adv prt] [adv] | 907 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [adv] | 787 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [adv] | 535 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [adv prt] [adv] | 447 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] up [adv] | 371 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] out [adv] | 311 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] down [adv] | 146 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in [adv] | 114 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] on [adv] | 112 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] there | 100 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] go [adv prt] [adv] | 96 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] back [adv] | 91 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] going [adv prt] [adv] | 87 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [adv] | 81 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] again | 77 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] [adv] | 74 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] off [adv] | 73 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] so | 58 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] come [adv prt] [adv] | 54 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [adv] | 53 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [adv] | 52 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] yesterday | 51 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] coming [adv prt] [adv] | 49 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] here | 48 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] bring [adv prt] [adv] | 46 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] brought [adv prt] [adv] | 44 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] take [adv prt] [adv] | 42 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] over [adv] | 37 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] about | 37 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] now | 35 |
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