| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 8133 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 6353 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2811 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2084 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1031 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 688 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 312 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] | 173 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] | 144 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 121 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 121 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 110 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 110 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 105 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the time | 97 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the end | 83 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the end | 83 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 78 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adv] | 77 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the back | 72 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the back | 71 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the house | 68 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the house | 67 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 62 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the ground | 58 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the royal | 55 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the royal | 55 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the last | 52 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the last | 52 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the war | 50 |
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