| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 11409 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 6801 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 5963 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 4855 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 2601 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1767 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1400 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1397 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1114 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1114 |
|
| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 840 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 762 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 700 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 699 |
|
| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 654 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 651 |
|
| 17 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 646 |
|
| 18 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 646 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 618 |
|
| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 593 |
|
| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 562 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 562 |
|
| 23 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 538 |
|
| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 526 |
|
| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 526 |
|
| 26 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 344 |
|
| 27 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 344 |
|
| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 336 |
|
| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 333 |
|
| 30 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 333 |
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