| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 1600 |
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| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 894 |
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| 3 | there [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 894 |
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| 4 | there [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 894 |
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| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 739 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 556 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 376 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 205 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 205 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 192 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 163 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 162 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 161 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 149 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 105 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 101 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 96 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 96 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 96 |
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| 20 | [det] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 78 |
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| 21 | [verb] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 60 |
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| 22 | [conj] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 53 |
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| 23 | [adv] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 46 |
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| 24 | [num] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 44 |
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| 25 | she [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 26 | she [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | [coord] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 35 |
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| 28 | [adv] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 32 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 32 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 31 |
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