| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 1940 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 1025 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 885 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 811 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 648 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 335 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 244 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 244 |
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| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 148 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 139 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 138 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 133 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 133 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 122 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 122 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 120 |
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| 17 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 104 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 104 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 100 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 100 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 95 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 92 |
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| 23 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 91 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 91 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 88 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 88 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 88 |
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| 28 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 69 |
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| 29 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 49 |
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| 30 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 46 |
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