| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 38 |
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| 2 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] was [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 3 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 29 |
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| 4 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 29 |
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| 5 | have [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 7 | [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 8 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] in [art] | 18 |
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| 9 | [verb] [verb] it [was/were] [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 10 | [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 11 | have [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 12 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a | 9 |
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| 13 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] were [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 14 | had [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 15 | [verb] say [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 16 | [verb] think [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 17 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a | 6 |
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| 18 | [verb] [verb] he [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 19 | [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 20 | [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] on [art] | 6 |
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| 21 | [verb] thought [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 22 | [verb] know [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 23 | [verb] [v-ing] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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