| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 129 |
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| 2 | [pos pn] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 3 | my father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 4 | my father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 5 | his father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 6 | his father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 7 | ['s] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 8 | her father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 9 | 's father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 10 | 's father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 11 | her father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 12 | [unc] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 14 | whose father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 15 | whose father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 16 | [adj] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 17 | [art] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 18 | the father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 19 | [art] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 20 | the father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | [adj] father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 22 | your father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | your father [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | father [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 25 | father [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | father [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 27 | father [was/were] [prep] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 28 | father [was/were] [prep] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 29 | father [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 30 | father [was/were] a [adj] [noun sg] | 57 |
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