| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 3211 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 2941 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 2366 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 1806 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 715 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 678 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 673 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 655 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 400 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 398 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 377 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 367 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 321 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 319 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 319 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 313 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 313 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 302 |
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| 19 | she [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 301 |
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| 20 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 248 |
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| 21 | we [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 190 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 188 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 187 |
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| 24 | we [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 187 |
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| 25 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 170 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 134 |
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