| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that | 446 |
|
| 2 | [coord] [pers pn] was [vb pp] that | 436 |
|
| 3 | [coord] it [was/were] [vb pp] that | 391 |
|
| 4 | and [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that | 341 |
|
| 5 | but [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] that | 102 |
|
| 6 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] agreed that | 34 |
|
| 7 | [coord] i [was/were] [vb pp] that | 29 |
|
| 8 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] told that | 26 |
|
| 9 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] suggested that | 26 |
|
| 10 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] decided that | 19 |
|
| 11 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] said that | 19 |
|
| 12 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] felt that | 19 |
|
| 13 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] held that | 19 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] found that | 15 |
|
| 15 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] estimated that | 15 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] hoped that | 13 |
|
| 17 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] determined that | 13 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] thought that | 12 |
|
| 19 | [coord] [pers pn] were [vb pp] that | 10 |
|
| 20 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] announced that | 9 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] stated that | 8 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] rumoured that | 8 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] assumed that | 8 |
|
| 24 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] anticipated that | 8 |
|
| 25 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] believed that | 8 |
|
| 26 | [coord] he [was/were] [vb pp] that | 8 |
|
| 27 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] argued that | 8 |
|
| 28 | [coord] we [was/were] [vb pp] that | 8 |
|
| 29 | [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] reported that | 8 |
|
| 30 | [coord] she [was/were] [vb pp] that | 8 |
|
