| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4069 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 3500 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 3462 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1939 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1012 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1011 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 800 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 725 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 713 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 700 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 599 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 598 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 435 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 419 |
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| 15 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 330 |
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| 17 | she [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 327 |
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| 18 | [det] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 257 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 242 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 242 |
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| 22 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 235 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 221 |
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| 24 | we [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 213 |
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| 25 | we [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 209 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 28 | that [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 29 | that [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 134 |
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