| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [adv] [verb] [conj] | 1509 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] | 1416 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] | 1011 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [that] | 997 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] that | 997 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] that | 997 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [coord] | 429 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] and | 365 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] and | 365 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [subord] | 299 |
|
| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] also [verb] [conj] | 281 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [conj] | 267 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] | 230 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 216 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] | 153 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] | 150 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] widely [verb] [conj] | 121 |
|
| 18 | she [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] | 115 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] when | 93 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] when | 93 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] as | 92 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] as | 92 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] still [verb] [conj] | 82 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] agree [conj] | 77 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] agreed [conj] | 77 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] generally [verb] [conj] | 77 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] just [verb] [conj] | 70 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] believed [conj] | 66 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] believe [conj] | 66 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] think [conj] | 49 |
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