No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | was on the [noun sg] | 1485 | |
2 | were on the [noun sg] | 519 | |
3 | [was/were] on the verge | 128 | |
4 | [was/were] on the point | 114 | |
5 | [was/were] on the phone | 66 | |
6 | [was/were] on the way | 65 | |
7 | [was/were] on the floor | 39 | |
8 | [was/were] on the move | 38 | |
9 | [was/were] on the road | 36 | |
10 | [was/were] on the brink | 34 | |
11 | [was/were] on the ground | 33 | |
12 | [was/were] on the table | 33 | |
13 | [was/were] on the run | 29 | |
14 | [was/were] on the side | 28 | |
15 | [was/were] on the edge | 28 | |
16 | [was/were] on the whole | 28 | |
17 | [was/were] on the line | 26 | |
18 | [was/were] on the wall | 24 | |
19 | [was/were] on the basis | 23 | |
20 | [was/were] on the dole | 23 | |
21 | [was/were] on the tip | 18 | |
22 | [was/were] on the telephone | 18 | |
23 | [was/were] on the list | 17 | |
24 | [was/were] on the agenda | 16 | |
25 | [was/were] on the back | 15 | |
26 | [was/were] on the scene | 14 | |
27 | [was/were] on the platform | 13 | |
28 | [was/were] on the committee | 13 | |
29 | [was/were] on the increase | 13 | |
30 | [was/were] on the wane | 13 |