| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] [was/were] | 616 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [prep] [was/were] | 210 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [prep] [was/were] | 174 |
|
| 4 | [vb pp] [prep] [was/were] | 139 |
|
| 5 | [adj] [prep] [was/were] | 136 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [prep] [was/were] | 128 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] [was/were] | 107 |
|
| 8 | [adj] [prep] [was/were] | 94 |
|
| 9 | [adv] [prep] [was/were] | 93 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] [was/were] | 92 |
|
| 11 | think [prep] [was/were] | 85 |
|
| 12 | [adv prt] [prep] [was/were] | 83 |
|
| 13 | think [prep] [was/were] | 66 |
|
| 14 | [to-vb] [prep] [was/were] | 52 |
|
| 15 | look [prep] [was/were] | 49 |
|
| 16 | talk [prep] [was/were] | 41 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [prep] [was/were] | 37 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [prep] [was/were] | 32 |
|
| 19 | refer [prep] [was/were] | 31 |
|
| 20 | [det] [prep] [was/were] | 31 |
|
| 21 | [be] [prep] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 22 | be [prep] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 23 | such [prep] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 24 | such [prep] [was/were] | 27 |
|
| 25 | speak [prep] [was/were] | 26 |
|
| 26 | up [prep] [was/were] | 24 |
|
| 27 | up [prep] [was/were] | 24 |
|
| 28 | go [prep] [was/were] | 24 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [was/were] | 23 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] [prep] [was/were] | 23 |
|
