| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 6884 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [vb pp] [prep] [noun] | 6804 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [noun prp] | 4726 |
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| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 3151 |
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| 5 | he was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 2624 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 2608 |
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| 7 | it was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 2212 |
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| 8 | it was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 2212 |
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| 9 | [pron] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 1974 |
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| 10 | [pron] was [verb] in [noun] | 1850 |
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| 11 | [pron] was [verb] by [noun] | 1783 |
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| 12 | [pron] was [verb] to [noun] | 1388 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1219 |
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| 14 | i was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1062 |
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| 15 | i was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1057 |
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| 16 | which was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1036 |
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| 17 | which was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1036 |
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| 18 | she was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 945 |
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| 19 | she was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 935 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [noun pl] | 902 |
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| 21 | [pron] was [verb] on [noun] | 817 |
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| 22 | [pron] was [verb] at [noun] | 642 |
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| 23 | [pron] was [verb] with [noun] | 618 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 602 |
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| 25 | who was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 594 |
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| 26 | who was [verb] [prep] [noun] | 594 |
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| 27 | [pron] was [verb] for [noun] | 460 |
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| 28 | [pron] was [verb] from [noun] | 331 |
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| 29 | [pron] was bear [prep] [noun] | 260 |
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| 30 | [pron] was born [prep] [noun] | 259 |
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