| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1497 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1494 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 1434 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 565 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 545 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 488 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 473 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 415 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 386 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 308 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 255 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 204 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 197 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 193 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] | 163 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] | 120 |
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| 17 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 109 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] | 100 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] | 99 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] | 98 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] | 93 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 88 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 88 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] | 78 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 72 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 72 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] into the [adj] | 69 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] | 48 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the royal | 48 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the royal | 48 |
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