| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 6353 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4839 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4808 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4121 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 2115 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1524 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1517 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1514 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] | 1105 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] | 1105 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] | 1100 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] | 1100 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 879 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 863 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 863 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] | 771 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] | 771 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 714 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 714 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 711 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 695 |
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| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 695 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 679 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] | 611 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] | 611 |
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| 26 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 605 |
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| 27 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 599 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] | 580 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] | 580 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 479 |
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