| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [verb] | 1833 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] and [verb] | 1775 |
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| 3 | was [adj] [coord] [verb] | 1421 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [vb past] | 1248 |
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| 5 | were [adj] [coord] [verb] | 546 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [vb pp] | 299 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [v-ing] | 271 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] have | 228 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] had | 205 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [vb base] | 122 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] but [verb] | 112 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [num] [coord] [verb] | 86 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] or [verb] | 78 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] do | 73 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] did | 72 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] say | 33 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj -er] [coord] [verb] | 31 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] said | 30 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] make | 30 |
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| 20 | [was/were] dead [coord] [verb] | 28 |
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| 21 | [was/were] dead [coord] [verb] | 28 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] go | 26 |
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| 23 | [was/were] married [coord] [verb] | 25 |
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| 24 | [was/were] married [coord] [verb] | 25 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] needed | 24 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] need | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] old [coord] [verb] | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] young [coord] [verb] | 22 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] made | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] old [coord] [verb] | 21 |
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