| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 8133 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 6353 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 6122 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 6103 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 5416 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 2571 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 2011 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1886 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1879 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun] | 1587 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun] | 1587 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun] | 1387 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun] | 1387 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1207 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1207 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1178 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1031 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun] | 981 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun] | 981 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 945 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 945 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 938 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 893 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 865 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 861 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun] | 726 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun] | 726 |
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| 28 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 716 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 709 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [noun] | 701 |
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