| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 1490 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 1429 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 1245 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 769 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 526 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 525 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 365 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 272 |
|
| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 204 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 200 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 198 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 185 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 179 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 157 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 157 |
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| 16 | [det] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 135 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 99 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 94 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 94 |
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| 20 | she [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 86 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 86 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 83 |
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| 23 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 63 |
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| 24 | we [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 61 |
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| 25 | we [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 61 |
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| 26 | which [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 60 |
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| 27 | which [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 60 |
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| 28 | that [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 59 |
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| 29 | that [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 59 |
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| 30 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 54 |
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