| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 748 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 643 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 500 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 391 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 360 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun pl] | 357 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 311 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 237 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 235 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun pl] | 184 |
|
| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 125 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 120 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 107 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] years | 102 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 93 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 91 |
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| 19 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 91 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 87 |
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| 23 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 27 | we [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 75 |
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| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 74 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun pl] | 63 |
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