| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 328 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 326 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] was a [adj] [noun] | 307 |
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| 4 | [vb past] it [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 230 |
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| 5 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 149 |
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| 6 | said [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 78 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a good [noun] | 60 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a good [noun] | 56 |
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| 9 | [vb past] he [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 43 |
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| 10 | knew [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] were a [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] idea | 22 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] idea | 22 |
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| 14 | [vb past] she [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | [vb past] i [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 16 | [vb past] you [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 17 | felt [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a great [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a great [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a real [noun] | 11 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a real [noun] | 11 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] man | 11 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] man | 11 |
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| 24 | [vb past] they [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] way | 8 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] thing | 8 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] way | 8 |
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| 29 | realised [pers pn] [was/were] a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] a bad [noun] | 7 |
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