| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 2269 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1979 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1671 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 853 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 697 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 694 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 492 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 399 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 398 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 296 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 293 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 204 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 137 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 21 | we [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 132 |
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| 22 | we [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 23 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 25 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 28 | you [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 69 |
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