| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 17227 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 13184 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 13177 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 12084 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 11191 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 5194 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 4843 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 4052 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 3889 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 3876 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 3467 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 3467 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 2965 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 2965 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 2945 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 2945 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 2431 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1952 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1952 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1916 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 1880 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 1880 |
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| 23 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1830 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1813 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1805 |
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| 26 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1583 |
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| 27 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1574 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 1310 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 1310 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1171 |
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