| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2691 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2570 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1808 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1737 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1175 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1174 |
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| 7 | [adj] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1044 |
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| 8 | [det] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 821 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 590 |
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| 10 | this [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 365 |
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| 11 | this [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 365 |
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| 12 | that [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 362 |
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| 13 | that [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 362 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 340 |
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| 15 | [ex0] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 16 | there [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 17 | there [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 302 |
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| 19 | he [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 274 |
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| 20 | he [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 263 |
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| 21 | [verb] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 22 | [adv] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 202 |
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| 23 | [conj] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 174 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 171 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 171 |
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| 26 | [adv] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 27 | what [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 28 | what [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 30 | who [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 112 |
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