| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 2748 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 2646 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 2433 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 1791 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 1758 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 1522 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 1124 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] | 949 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 740 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun] | 735 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 724 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 719 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [adj] [noun] | 704 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 630 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 629 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 580 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 567 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [adj] [noun] | 556 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 550 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 510 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 510 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [adj] [noun] | 404 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with [adj] [noun] | 372 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 337 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [adj] [noun] | 322 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 293 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 293 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun] | 255 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun] | 255 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 244 |
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