| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 1265 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 1115 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 1009 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 820 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 513 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun pl] | 451 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [adj] [noun pl] | 374 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 329 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 326 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 290 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 290 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 267 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 260 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 255 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 231 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 229 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 226 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 226 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [adj] [noun pl] | 217 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] | 187 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [adj] [noun pl] | 171 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with [adj] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 120 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 113 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 111 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 111 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] two [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] two [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [adj] [noun pl] | 94 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 83 |
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