| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] [prep] be | 87 |
|
| 2 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] to [be] | 85 |
|
| 3 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] [prep] be | 85 |
|
| 4 | [prep] [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 85 |
|
| 5 | [prep] [pron] was [prep] [be] | 66 |
|
| 6 | [prep] [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 60 |
|
| 7 | of [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 42 |
|
| 8 | [prep] what [was/were] [prep] [be] | 35 |
|
| 9 | [prep] what [was/were] [prep] [be] | 35 |
|
| 10 | [prep] which [was/were] [prep] [be] | 23 |
|
| 11 | [prep] which [was/were] [prep] [be] | 23 |
|
| 12 | [prep] [pron] were [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 13 | [prep] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 16 |
|
| 14 | in [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 12 |
|
| 15 | [prep] [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 16 | for [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 17 | [prep] them [was/were] [prep] [be] | 6 |
|
| 18 | [prep] they [was/were] [prep] [be] | 6 |
|
| 19 | [prep] who [was/were] [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
| 20 | [prep] who [was/were] [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
| 21 | about [pron] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 5 |
|
