| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 626 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 296 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 286 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 181 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 135 |
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| 6 | they [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 7 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 15 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 16 | and [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 17 | and [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 18 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 19 | people [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 23 | people [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 24 | [det] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 25 | [num] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 26 | that [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 27 | [that] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 29 | that [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 30 | she [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 10 |
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