| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [noun] [noun] | 2089 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 1902 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] | 1611 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [noun] [noun prp] | 1446 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 1223 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 1223 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [noun sg] [noun] | 999 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [noun] [noun sg] | 711 |
|
| 9 | [pron] were [noun] [noun] | 645 |
|
| 10 | there [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 522 |
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| 11 | [ex0] [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 522 |
|
| 12 | there [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 522 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [noun] [noun pl] | 510 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 247 |
|
| 15 | he [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 229 |
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| 16 | he [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 203 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 176 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 147 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 114 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 114 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 108 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] mr [noun] | 80 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] mr [noun] | 80 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 77 |
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| 25 | them [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 70 |
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| 26 | she [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 70 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 70 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] mrs [noun] | 66 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] mrs [noun] | 66 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 63 |
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