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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] [was/were] the [noun]	5805
2	[pers pn] was the [noun]	5231
3	[pers pn] [was/were] the [noun sg]	4895
4	it [was/were] the [noun]	3890
5	he [was/were] the [noun]	786
6	[pers pn] [was/were] the [noun pl]	604
7	[pers pn] were the [noun]	573
8	they [was/were] the [noun]	320
9	she [was/were] the [noun]	282
10	[pers pn] [was/were] the [noun prp]	246
11	i [was/were] the [noun]	161
12	[pers pn] [was/were] the sort	134
13	[pers pn] [was/were] the sort	133
14	[pers pn] [was/were] the kind	98
15	[pers pn] [was/were] the kind	97
16	[pers pn] [was/were] the son	85
17	[pers pn] [was/were] the man	84
18	[pers pn] [was/were] the way	80
19	[pers pn] [was/were] the way	80
20	you [was/were] the [noun]	79
21	[pers pn] [was/were] the son	77
22	[pers pn] [was/were] the man	74
23	[pers pn] [was/were] the end	73
24	[pers pn] [was/were] the end	73
25	[pers pn] [was/were] the day	62
26	[pers pn] [was/were] the beginning	60
27	[pers pn] [was/were] the day	59
28	them [was/were] the [noun]	59
29	[pers pn] [was/were] the beginning	59
30	me [was/were] the [noun]	57