| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 62 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 48 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 45 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] | 44 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 17 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] as the [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] as the [adj -est] | 14 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the best | 11 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 11 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 11 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 11 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 11 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the worst | 9 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 19 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 9 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 7 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the greatest | 6 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] into the [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 26 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] described [prep] the [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the highest | 6 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the largest | 6 |
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