| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 181 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] was the [adj] [noun] | 165 |
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| 4 | [vb past] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 103 |
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| 5 | [vb past] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 103 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 102 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun] | 46 |
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| 8 | said [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 9 | thought [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [pron] were the [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [num ord] [noun] | 22 |
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| 12 | [vb past] i [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the only [noun] | 21 |
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| 14 | [vb past] he [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the only [noun] | 21 |
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| 16 | [vb past] i [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the good [noun] | 18 |
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| 18 | [vb past] he [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] thing | 17 |
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| 21 | [vb past] they [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the first [noun] | 15 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the best [noun] | 15 |
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| 24 | knew [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the first [noun] | 15 |
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| 26 | [vb past] they [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] person | 12 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the right [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] person | 12 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] the right [noun] | 12 |
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