| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] was a [noun sg] | 484 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 278 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 102 |
|
| 4 | think [was/were] a [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 5 | need [was/were] a [noun sg] | 40 |
|
| 6 | [to-vb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 34 |
|
| 7 | [vb infin] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 34 |
|
| 8 | thought [was/were] a [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 9 | [v-ing] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 10 | [vb base] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 11 | needed [was/were] a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 12 | [verb] were a [noun sg] | 29 |
|
| 13 | want [was/were] a [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 14 | say [was/were] a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 15 | wanted [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 16 | see [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [was/were] a bit | 19 |
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| 18 | saw [was/were] a [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 19 | have [was/were] a [noun sg] | 14 |
|
| 20 | said [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
|
| 21 | needed [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
|
| 22 | get [was/were] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 23 | had [was/were] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 24 | think [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 25 | offer [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | know [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | do [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [verb] [was/were] a kind | 9 |
|
| 29 | follow [was/were] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | followed [was/were] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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