| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] the | 160 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] the | 125 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [conj] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [adv prt] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [coord] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the | 25 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [noun pl] [prep] the | 22 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] and [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] and [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [num] [prep] the | 15 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] one [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] one [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] all [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] all [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] [prep] the | 13 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [subord] [prep] the | 11 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] again [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] again [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] there [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] there [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] because [prep] the | 7 |
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