| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 716 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adj] [noun] | 659 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 538 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 537 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 391 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] | 335 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 296 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 279 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 278 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 119 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 114 |
|
| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 94 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 93 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 92 |
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| 15 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 92 |
|
| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 87 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 85 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 85 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 83 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 83 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] | 82 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] give [adj] [noun] | 80 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] appoint [adj] [noun] | 75 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] appointed [adj] [noun] | 75 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] given [adj] [noun] | 74 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 70 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 70 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] wear [adj] [noun] | 66 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] wearing [adj] [noun] | 66 |
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