| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 6332 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the | 4645 |
|
| 3 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 4221 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 3545 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 2749 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 2109 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the | 1535 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by the | 1141 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in the | 1024 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 996 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the | 996 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] to the | 822 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on the | 437 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] of the | 411 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the | 368 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] from the | 328 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 308 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the | 308 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the | 295 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] take [adv] [prep] the | 283 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] the | 278 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] with the | 259 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for the | 230 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] the | 222 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] the | 222 |
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