| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] him [prep] the [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] he [prep] the [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] she [prep] the [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] i [prep] the [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] me [prep] the [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] her [prep] the [noun pl] | 5 |
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