| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 14140 |
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| 2 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 14137 |
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| 3 | [was/were] a [noun sg] of | 8086 |
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| 4 | [was/were] a [noun sg] of | 8086 |
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| 5 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [noun] | 2949 |
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| 6 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [noun sg] | 2832 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [conj] | 2353 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [verb] | 1793 |
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| 9 | [was/were] a [noun sg] in | 1632 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a [noun sg] in | 1632 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [adv] | 1500 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [pron] | 1442 |
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| 13 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [coord] | 1228 |
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| 14 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [adj] | 1114 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [adv] | 1014 |
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| 16 | [was/were] a [noun sg] for | 990 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a [noun sg] for | 990 |
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| 18 | [was/were] a [noun sg] and | 967 |
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| 19 | [was/were] a [noun sg] and | 967 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a [noun sg] to | 799 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a [noun sg] to | 799 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [adj] | 788 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a [noun sg] that | 742 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a [noun sg] that | 742 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [that] | 742 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [vb pp] | 712 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [pers pn] | 642 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [to-vb] | 591 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a [noun sg] on | 494 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a [noun sg] on | 494 |
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