| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 619 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] was a [adj] [noun sg] | 592 |
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| 3 | [verb] it [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 428 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 328 |
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| 5 | think [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 217 |
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| 6 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 7 | say [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a good [noun sg] | 98 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a good [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 11 | [verb] he [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 12 | said [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 13 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 14 | know [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pers pn] were a [adj] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 16 | [verb] i [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 17 | think [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] idea | 34 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 20 | [vb -s] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 21 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 23 | [verb] she [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a great [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] a great [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 26 | feel [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 27 | [to-vb] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 28 | [verb] you [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 29 | say [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 30 | think [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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