| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] was | 11266 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [was/were] | 6764 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] [was/were] | 3342 |
|
| 4 | [verb] were | 3337 |
|
| 5 | [to-vb] [was/were] | 1434 |
|
| 6 | do [was/were] | 1318 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] [was/were] | 1132 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] [was/were] | 1035 |
|
| 9 | say [was/were] | 764 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] [was/were] | 683 |
|
| 11 | think [was/were] | 618 |
|
| 12 | to do [was/were] | 463 |
|
| 13 | did [was/were] | 448 |
|
| 14 | said [was/were] | 438 |
|
| 15 | see [was/were] | 424 |
|
| 16 | thought [was/were] | 395 |
|
| 17 | know [was/were] | 395 |
|
| 18 | want [was/were] | 305 |
|
| 19 | have [was/were] | 288 |
|
| 20 | wanted [was/were] | 278 |
|
| 21 | use [was/were] | 244 |
|
| 22 | need [was/were] | 241 |
|
| 23 | happen [was/were] | 239 |
|
| 24 | had [was/were] | 223 |
|
| 25 | [vb -s] [was/were] | 217 |
|
| 26 | knew [was/were] | 212 |
|
| 27 | do [was/were] | 203 |
|
| 28 | saw [was/were] | 198 |
|
| 29 | feel [was/were] | 198 |
|
| 30 | make [was/were] | 198 |
|
