| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 3 | [noun] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 4 | [adv] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 5 | [be] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 6 | be [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 7 | [adv] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 9 | i [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 10 | i [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 11 | he [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 12 | he [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 14 | she [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 16 | [verb] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 17 | she [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 18 | they [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 19 | they [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 22 | [vb mod] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 24 | have [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 27 | [conj] [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 28 | could [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 29 | could [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 30 | we [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 13 |
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