| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 598 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 513 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 119 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 5 | [verb] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 6 | [adj] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 11 | [det] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 12 | this [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 13 | this [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 15 | result [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 16 | [adv] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 17 | result [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 18 | [adv] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 20 | case [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 22 | [vb pp] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 23 | [adj] [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 24 | case [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 25 | that [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 26 | that [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | question [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 28 | question [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 29 | view [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 30 | happen [was/were] [conj] the [noun sg] | 12 |
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