| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 1087 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 1003 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 787 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 586 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 253 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 231 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 216 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 215 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 129 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 125 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 119 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 118 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 118 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 116 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 102 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 101 |
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| 17 | she [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 101 |
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| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 99 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 88 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 86 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 86 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 72 |
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| 23 | which [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 24 | we [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 26 | we [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 27 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 65 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 29 | and [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 30 | [det] [was/were] [verb] the [adj] | 44 |
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