| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 206 |
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| 2 | [pron] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 180 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 169 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 139 |
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| 5 | be [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 96 |
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| 6 | [be] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 96 |
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| 7 | [verb] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 88 |
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| 8 | [adv] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 70 |
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| 9 | he [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 69 |
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| 10 | he [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 69 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 66 |
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| 12 | [adv] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 59 |
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| 13 | have [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 15 | had [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 46 |
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| 16 | was [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 18 | i [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 19 | i [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 28 |
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| 21 | [vb mod] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 22 | [conj] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 23 | [modal v] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 24 | [adj] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 25 | they [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 19 |
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| 26 | they [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 19 |
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| 27 | it [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 28 | it [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 29 | she [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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| 30 | [been] [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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