| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 2908 |
|
| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 2767 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] | 2266 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 1364 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] | 958 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 936 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] | 886 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 748 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 738 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to | 647 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in | 615 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by | 529 |
|
| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 509 |
|
| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 509 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 500 |
|
| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 498 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 476 |
|
| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 436 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 417 |
|
| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 406 |
|
| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 402 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] go [adv prt] [prep] | 401 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] going [adv prt] [prep] | 387 |
|
| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of | 380 |
|
| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] | 377 |
|
| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] back [prep] | 365 |
|
| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down [prep] | 335 |
|
| 28 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 325 |
|
| 29 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 325 |
|
| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with | 313 |
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