| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 229 |
|
| 2 | [vb base] [pron] was [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 216 |
|
| 3 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 196 |
|
| 4 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 177 |
|
| 5 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 176 |
|
| 6 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 154 |
|
| 7 | [vb base] it [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 130 |
|
| 8 | [vb base] it [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 130 |
|
| 9 | think [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 66 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 11 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 12 | [vb base] there [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 45 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] [ex0] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 45 |
|
| 14 | [vb base] there [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 45 |
|
| 15 | say [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 25 |
|
| 16 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] an [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 17 | know [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 18 | [vb base] he [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [vb base] he [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 20 | mean [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 21 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] good [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 22 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] good [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 23 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [vb base] [pron] were [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | suppose [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 12 |
|
| 26 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] little [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 27 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [art] little [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 28 | [vb base] i [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 29 | [vb base] i [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 30 | believe [pron] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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