| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 2627 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 2484 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] [noun sg] | 634 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] [noun sg] | 570 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] a new [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] a new [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] a good [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] a good [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] a great [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] a great [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] a large [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] a large [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] a small [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] a small [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] a [num ord] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] a major [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] a major [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] a little [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] a little [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] a [num] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] a free [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] a free [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun prp] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] a different [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] a different [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] a white [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] a white [noun sg] | 28 |
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