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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[conj] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	238
2	[subord] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	84
3	[coord] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	83
4	[that] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	71
5	that [pers pn] [was/were] the only	71
6	that [pers pn] [was/were] the only	71
7	and [pers pn] [was/were] the only	55
8	and [pers pn] [was/were] the only	55
9	[verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	49
10	[noun] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	33
11	[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	31
12	because [pers pn] [was/were] the only	30
13	because [pers pn] [was/were] the only	30
14	but [pers pn] [was/were] the only	28
15	but [pers pn] [was/were] the only	28
16	[adv] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	25
17	if [pers pn] [was/were] the only	21
18	if [pers pn] [was/were] the only	21
19	[adv] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	20
20	[noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	17
21	as [pers pn] [was/were] the only	13
22	as [pers pn] [was/were] the only	13
23	[noun pl] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	11
24	think [pers pn] [was/were] the only	11
25	[adj] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	10
26	say [pers pn] [was/were] the only	9
27	said [pers pn] [was/were] the only	8
28	[vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	6
29	[vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] the only	6
30	thought [pers pn] [was/were] the only	6