| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adj] [verb] [prep] the | 846 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [prep] the | 832 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the | 818 |
|
| 4 | were [adj] [verb] [prep] the | 528 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [vb pp] [prep] the | 448 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] in the | 292 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [num ord] [verb] [prep] the | 284 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] first [verb] [prep] the | 262 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] first [verb] [prep] the | 262 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] the | 242 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] to the | 215 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] able [verb] [prep] the | 171 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] able [verb] [prep] the | 171 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] all [verb] [prep] the | 153 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] all [verb] [prep] the | 153 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] on the | 129 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] with the | 116 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] at the | 99 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] by the | 99 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] [v-ing] [prep] the | 85 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] for the | 72 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] unable [verb] [prep] the | 62 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] unable [verb] [prep] the | 62 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] from the | 56 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] prepared [verb] [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] prepared [verb] [prep] the | 47 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] due [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] due [verb] [prep] the | 44 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] into the | 40 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] obliged [verb] [prep] the | 30 |
|
