| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 780 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [prep] [adj] [noun] | 672 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 666 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] in [adj] [noun] | 453 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [prep] [adj] [noun] | 287 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 254 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 238 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 238 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 189 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 189 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 162 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 154 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] of [adj] [noun] | 150 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] on [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 76 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 75 |
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| 17 | she [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 75 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 72 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 72 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] with [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 60 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 60 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] good [noun] | 56 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] great [noun] | 47 |
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| 28 | we [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 29 | we [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 37 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] like [adj] [noun] | 34 |
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