| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] | 178 |
|
| 2 | was [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 175 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] | 113 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] have [verb] | 110 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] had [verb] | 83 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [Wh adv] he [verb] [verb] | 64 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] when [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 63 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] why [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 60 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] | 46 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [Wh adv] i [verb] [verb] | 43 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [Wh adv] she [verb] [verb] | 39 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] how [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 30 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] 'd [verb] | 27 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] where [pers pn] [verb] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [Wh adv] they [verb] [verb] | 20 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] [v-ing] | 18 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] began [verb] | 10 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] begin [verb] | 10 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] get [verb] | 10 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] got [verb] | 10 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] started [verb] | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] start [verb] | 8 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] leave | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] make | 7 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] want [verb] | 7 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [Wh adv] we [verb] [verb] | 6 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] wanted [verb] | 6 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] left | 6 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] have | 5 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] come | 5 |
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