| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 1935 |
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| 2 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1468 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1430 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1029 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 849 |
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| 6 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 849 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 547 |
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| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 500 |
|
| 9 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 482 |
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| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 433 |
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| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 433 |
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| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [noun sg] | 358 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 351 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [noun sg] | 338 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 275 |
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| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 275 |
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| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 211 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 211 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [noun sg] | 195 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] | 188 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] from [pron] [noun sg] | 147 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] at [pron] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] with [pron] [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 25 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] into [pron] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] our [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] our [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 30 | [noun] [was/were] find [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 51 |
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