| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 9 | think [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 11 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 12 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 14 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] that [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] that [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 19 | know [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 20 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 21 | [verb] i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 23 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 24 | [verb] i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 25 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | [verb] she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | [verb] she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] this [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 30 | [to-vb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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