| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 90 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] was [verb] [pron] [prep] | 83 |
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| 3 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 62 |
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| 4 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 50 |
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| 5 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 34 |
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| 6 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 15 |
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| 7 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 15 |
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| 8 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 15 |
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| 9 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 15 |
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| 10 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 14 |
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| 11 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 13 |
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| 12 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 13 |
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| 13 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] he [prep] | 13 |
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| 14 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] | 13 |
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| 15 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 13 |
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| 16 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 12 |
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| 17 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] they [prep] | 12 |
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| 18 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] | 11 |
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| 19 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 11 |
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| 20 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 11 |
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| 21 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] | 11 |
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| 22 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] of | 9 |
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| 23 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] of | 9 |
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| 24 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] me [prep] | 8 |
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| 25 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] | 8 |
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| 26 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] itself [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] itself [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] into | 7 |
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| 29 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] into | 7 |
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| 30 | the [noun sg] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 7 |
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