| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 41 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 36 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 32 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 27 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 20 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 20 |
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| 7 | [adj] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 18 |
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| 8 | [det] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 10 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 8 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 12 | [verb] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] the [noun pl] ['s] | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] ['s] | 30 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] ['s] | 30 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl] ['s] | 20 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] the [noun pl] ['s] | 16 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] the [noun pl] ['s] | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] at the [noun pl] ['s] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] at the [noun pl] ['s] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun pl] ['s] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] on the [noun pl] ['s] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun pl] ['s] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] on the [noun pl] ['s] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] in the [noun pl] ['s] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] in the [noun pl] ['s] | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [conj] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] not the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [not/n't] the [noun pl] ['s] | 6 |
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