| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 688 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] | 556 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 538 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 488 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun prp] | 195 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by the [noun prp] | 195 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 161 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 161 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 150 |
|
| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 149 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 149 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 136 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 125 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun prp] | 121 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [noun prp] | 121 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 116 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 116 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun prp] | 88 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to the [noun prp] | 88 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [noun prp] | 68 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] at the [noun prp] | 68 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 57 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 53 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 49 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 48 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 48 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 46 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 46 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 39 |
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| 30 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 39 |
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