| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 460 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] was [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 424 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 370 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 321 |
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| 5 | [vb past] it [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 6 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 184 |
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| 7 | said [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 10 | [vb past] he [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] good [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] an [adj] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 13 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 15 | [vb past] i [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 16 | [vb past] she [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 17 | felt [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] idea | 21 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] thing | 20 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] only [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 21 | [vb past] you [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] man | 16 |
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| 23 | [vb past] they [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] great [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] right [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] real [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] way | 12 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] person | 11 |
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| 29 | realised [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | believed [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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