| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the | 1584 |
|
| 2 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] the | 1182 |
|
| 3 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1019 |
|
| 4 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] by the | 535 |
|
| 5 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 533 |
|
| 6 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 533 |
|
| 7 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] the | 525 |
|
| 8 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 481 |
|
| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] in the | 327 |
|
| 10 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 163 |
|
| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] to the | 162 |
|
| 12 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 144 |
|
| 13 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 144 |
|
| 14 | these [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 112 |
|
| 15 | these [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 112 |
|
| 16 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] on the | 108 |
|
| 17 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the | 90 |
|
| 18 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] at the | 77 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] with the | 73 |
|
| 20 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] from the | 70 |
|
| 21 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] as the | 57 |
|
| 22 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] for the | 49 |
|
| 23 | [adj] [was/were] followed [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 24 | [adj] [was/were] follow [prep] the | 43 |
|
| 25 | [adj] [was/were] do [prep] the | 40 |
|
| 26 | [adj] [was/were] done [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 27 | [adj] [was/were] known [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [was/were] know [prep] the | 37 |
|
| 29 | [num ord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 30 | [adj] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the | 33 |
|
