| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2811 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 2124 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2084 |
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| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2078 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1970 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 733 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 622 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 622 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 611 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 585 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 585 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 565 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 565 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 558 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 547 |
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| 16 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 545 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 457 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 457 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 323 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 323 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 322 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 312 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 308 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 201 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 199 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 197 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 195 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 195 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 195 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] | 193 |
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