| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] last [noun] | 280 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 260 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [num ord] [noun] | 249 |
|
| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 243 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 239 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] night | 126 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] night | 126 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 123 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 123 |
|
| 10 | [pron] were [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 66 |
|
| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num ord] [noun] | 57 |
|
| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] year | 51 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] year | 51 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [was/were] revealed [num ord] [noun] | 46 |
|
| 15 | [pron] [was/were] reveal [num ord] [noun] | 46 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 46 |
|
| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun prp] | 45 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 45 |
|
| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 45 |
|
| 20 | he [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 35 |
|
| 21 | he [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 34 |
|
| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] week | 30 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] week | 30 |
|
| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 23 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 22 |
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| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 20 |
|
| 29 | i [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 18 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 18 |
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