| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the [adv] | 32 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the [adv] | 32 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the [adv] | 31 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the [adv] | 31 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the [adv] | 8 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [verb] the [adv] | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 196 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 110 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 78 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 55 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 53 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 31 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 18 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 18 |
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| 15 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 18 |
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| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 18 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 14 |
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| 18 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 14 |
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| 19 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 13 |
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| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 12 |
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| 21 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 10 |
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| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 9 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 9 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 9 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 9 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 8 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 8 |
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| 28 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 8 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 7 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 7 |
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