| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 2366 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 2292 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] the [noun] | 2071 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun] | 1941 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [verb] the [noun] | 870 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 678 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 673 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 582 |
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| 9 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl] | 467 |
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| 10 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun] | 416 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 400 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 398 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 377 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 367 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 321 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 319 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 319 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 313 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 313 |
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| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 302 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 301 |
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| 22 | we [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 190 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 187 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 187 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 26 | which [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] give the [noun] | 149 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] the [noun prp] | 142 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] given the [noun] | 131 |
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| 30 | you [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 98 |
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