| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 1979 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] a [noun sg] | 1752 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 1501 |
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| 4 | he [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 697 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 694 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 607 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] a [noun sg] | 517 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 399 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 398 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 296 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 204 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] give a [noun sg] | 159 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 155 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] have a [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] make a [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] given a [noun sg] | 144 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 137 |
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| 22 | who [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] having a [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 25 | we [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 132 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] wearing a [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] wear a [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 28 | we [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 29 | you [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] a bit | 86 |
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