| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] was a [noun sg] | 1792 |
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| 2 | [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 1525 |
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| 3 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] | 889 |
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| 4 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] | 889 |
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| 5 | that [was/were] a [noun sg] | 567 |
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| 6 | that [was/were] a [noun sg] | 567 |
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| 7 | [num] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 8 | [adj] [was/were] a bit | 85 |
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| 9 | [adj] were a [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 10 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 11 | [num ord] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 12 | [adj] [was/were] a time | 51 |
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| 13 | [adj] [was/were] a period | 38 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] a case | 33 |
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| 15 | first [was/were] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 16 | first [was/were] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 17 | [adj] [was/were] a mistake | 29 |
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| 18 | [adj] [was/were] a man | 28 |
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| 19 | [adj] [was/were] a matter | 26 |
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| 20 | these [was/were] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 21 | these [was/were] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] a year | 23 |
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| 23 | [adj] [was/were] a lot | 20 |
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| 24 | second [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 25 | second [was/were] a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 26 | [adj] [was/were] a game | 16 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] a sort | 16 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] a result | 13 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] a part | 13 |
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| 30 | one [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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