| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [adj -er] | 67 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [adj -er] | 50 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adj -er] | 49 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adj -er] | 45 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [adj -er] | 34 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [adj -er] | 30 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [adj -er] | 16 |
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| 8 | [was/were] able [verb] [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 9 | [was/were] able [verb] [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 10 | [was/were] go [verb] [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 11 | [was/were] going [verb] [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 12 | [was/were] expect [verb] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] expected [verb] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 239 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 137 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 133 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 116 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 85 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 23 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 24 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 26 |
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| 25 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 20 |
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| 26 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 29 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 14 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 12 |
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