| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 362 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 360 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 298 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 283 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the | 264 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 139 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 139 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] a | 86 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 79 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] way [prep] [art] | 63 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] in [art] | 57 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] in [art] | 57 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 54 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 49 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 49 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] to [art] | 45 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] to [art] | 45 |
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| 22 | [was/were] make [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 33 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on [art] | 32 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] on [art] | 32 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 27 | [was/were] making [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] with [art] | 25 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] with [art] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as [art] | 21 |
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