| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 2 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 3 | [modal v] [vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 4 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] was [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 5 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a | 16 |
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| 6 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a | 14 |
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| 7 | could [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 8 | could [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 9 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] in [art] | 13 |
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| 10 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 11 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 12 | [modal v] see [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 13 | [modal v] see [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 14 | would [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 15 | [modal v] think [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 16 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] were [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 17 | [modal v] [verb] he [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 18 | [modal v] think [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 19 | [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] on [art] | 5 |
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| 20 | [modal v] [verb] it [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 21 | [modal v] [verb] i [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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