| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 1483 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1256 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1173 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 807 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 658 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 607 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [noun sg] | 607 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 407 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 406 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 326 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [noun sg] | 326 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 252 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 246 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [noun sg] | 243 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 225 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] | 225 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 222 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 220 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [noun sg] | 218 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 158 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with [pron] [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 30 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 118 |
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