| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] to be | 2494 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to be | 1986 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to be | 1384 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] to be | 1382 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to be | 707 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] to be | 506 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] to be | 506 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] to be | 354 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] to be | 322 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] to be | 319 |
|
| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] to be | 308 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] to be | 289 |
|
| 13 | [det] [was/were] [verb] to be | 205 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] to be | 202 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] to be | 187 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] to be | 176 |
|
| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] to be | 165 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] to be | 165 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] to be | 150 |
|
| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] to be | 149 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] to be | 148 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] to be | 140 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] to be | 133 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [verb] to be | 133 |
|
| 25 | this [was/were] [verb] to be | 130 |
|
| 26 | this [was/were] [verb] to be | 130 |
|
| 27 | there [was/were] [verb] to be | 129 |
|
| 28 | there [was/were] [verb] to be | 129 |
|
| 29 | [ex0] [was/were] [verb] to be | 129 |
|
| 30 | she [was/were] [verb] to be | 128 |
|
