| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 2 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 3 | [vb base] [pron] was the [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 4 | [vb base] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 5 | [vb base] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 6 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 24 |
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| 7 | think [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 8 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [num ord] [noun] | 15 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pron] were the [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 10 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the first [noun] | 8 |
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| 11 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the first [noun] | 8 |
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| 12 | know [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun] | 6 |
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| 14 | [vb base] we [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | [vb base] we [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 16 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the last [noun] | 5 |
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| 17 | [vb base] what [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 18 | [vb base] he [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | [vb base] he [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb base] [Wh det] [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] the last [noun] | 5 |
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| 22 | [vb base] what [was/were] the [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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