| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 1890 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 1097 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 987 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 850 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 571 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 289 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 194 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 192 |
|
| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 180 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 150 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 148 |
|
| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 147 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 146 |
|
| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 145 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 144 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 133 |
|
| 18 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 133 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 113 |
|
| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 109 |
|
| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 89 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 89 |
|
| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 77 |
|
| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 29 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 63 |
|
| 30 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 61 |
|
