| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 224 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] the | 207 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [adv prt] the | 190 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] up the | 98 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [adv prt] the | 78 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 65 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 65 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] down the | 60 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] out the | 58 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 43 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 43 |
|
| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 33 |
|
| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 33 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] the | 33 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 30 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adv prt] the | 28 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 27 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the | 26 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 23 |
|
| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 23 |
|
| 21 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 23 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] take [adv prt] the | 23 |
|
| 23 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 21 |
|
| 24 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 20 |
|
| 25 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 19 |
|
| 26 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 19 |
|
| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 13 |
|
| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 13 |
|
| 29 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 13 |
|
| 30 | you [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] the | 12 |
|
