| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] last [noun sg] | 237 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 209 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [num ord] [noun sg] | 206 |
|
| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 201 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] night | 126 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 107 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 107 |
|
| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 59 |
|
| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num ord] [noun sg] | 51 |
|
| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] year | 51 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] reveal [num ord] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] revealed [num ord] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] week | 30 |
|
| 17 | he [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 18 | he [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 29 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 22 | we [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 24 | who [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 25 | we [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] month | 15 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] claim [num ord] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] claimed [num ord] [noun sg] | 14 |
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