| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1970 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1904 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1812 |
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| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1625 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [adj] [noun] | 1335 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] a [adj] [noun] | 1173 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] [noun] | 821 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 610 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 608 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 582 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun] | 576 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 292 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 266 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 265 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 246 |
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| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 244 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 242 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 236 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 235 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 235 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] an [adj] [noun] | 186 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] give [art] [adj] [noun] | 182 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 181 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 177 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 170 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] given [art] [adj] [noun] | 168 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 167 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] | 167 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] wear [art] [adj] [noun] | 148 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] wearing [art] [adj] [noun] | 147 |
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