| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1031 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 762 |
|
| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 702 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl] | 689 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 329 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 321 |
|
| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun pl] | 271 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun pl] | 271 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 203 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 203 |
|
| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 170 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 170 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 157 |
|
| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 153 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 152 |
|
| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun pl] | 149 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun pl] | 149 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 128 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 128 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun pl] | 113 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun pl] | 113 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 99 |
|
| 23 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 98 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 83 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on the [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 30 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 69 |
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