| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the | 8390 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 8270 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 7708 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 3257 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 2801 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 2472 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 2462 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the | 2201 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the | 2042 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1822 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1822 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1767 |
|
| 13 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1417 |
|
| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1417 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the | 1332 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1290 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1229 |
|
| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1101 |
|
| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1095 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 931 |
|
| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the | 923 |
|
| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 922 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the | 911 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 832 |
|
| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 813 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 813 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the | 505 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 477 |
|
| 29 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 471 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with the | 467 |
|
