| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [det] [noun] | 5319 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [det] [noun sg] | 5212 |
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| 3 | were [det] [noun] | 2205 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [det] [noun pl] | 1949 |
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| 5 | [was/were] some [noun] | 1273 |
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| 6 | [was/were] another [noun] | 947 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] that [noun] | 828 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] all [noun] | 768 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] this [noun] | 749 |
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| 10 | [was/were] little [noun] | 505 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] any [noun] | 484 |
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| 12 | [was/were] many [noun] | 343 |
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| 13 | [was/were] more [noun] | 314 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] several [noun] | 299 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [det] [noun prp] | 203 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [det] sort | 170 |
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| 17 | [was/were] much [noun] | 157 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [det] [n mass] | 153 |
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| 19 | [was/were] few [noun] | 147 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [det] time | 139 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [det] kind | 137 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [det] sort | 135 |
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| 23 | [was/were] these [noun] | 126 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [det] kind | 119 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [det] way | 118 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [det] time | 111 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [det] thing | 111 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [det] way | 109 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [det] people | 109 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [det] people | 107 |
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