| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 359 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [pron] [noun sg] | 346 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] his [noun sg] | 111 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] his [noun sg] | 111 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] my [noun sg] | 98 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] my [noun sg] | 98 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] her [noun sg] | 63 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adv] her [noun sg] | 63 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] their [noun sg] | 43 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] their [noun sg] | 43 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] always [pron] [noun sg] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] only [pron] [noun sg] | 31 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] just [pron] [noun sg] | 23 |
|
| 14 | were [adv] [pron] [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] still [pron] [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] also [pron] [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] fault | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] never [pron] [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adv] our [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adv] our [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] probably [pron] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] now [pron] [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] mother | 13 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] father | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [pron] intention | 13 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] really [pron] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [adv] its [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] its [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adv] your [noun sg] | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] indeed [pron] [noun sg] | 10 |
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