| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] about [adj] | 161 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] about [num] | 130 |
|
| 3 | was [adv] about [adj] | 119 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] only about [adj] | 86 |
|
| 5 | were [adv] about [adj] | 43 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] just about [adj] | 19 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] about [adj] | 18 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] about [det] | 14 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] about half | 13 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] about two | 13 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] about half | 13 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] about two | 13 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] about three | 12 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adv] about three | 12 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] probably about [adj] | 11 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] there about [adj] | 10 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] about ten | 9 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] about ten | 9 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] about twenty | 7 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] about five | 7 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adv] about four | 7 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adv] about twenty | 7 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] about six | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] about five | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] about six | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [adv] about four | 7 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] about seven | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] about seven | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] now about [adj] | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] then about [adj] | 6 |
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