| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 286 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 242 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [noun] | 227 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 191 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun sg] | 147 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun pl] | 86 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] were [verb] [noun] | 81 |
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| 8 | say [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 80 |
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| 9 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 79 |
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| 10 | [verb] he [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 78 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun prp] | 64 |
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| 12 | said [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 55 |
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| 13 | think [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 51 |
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| 14 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 49 |
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| 15 | [verb] it [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 49 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [noun] | 47 |
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| 17 | [verb] she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 45 |
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| 18 | [verb] she [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 43 |
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| 19 | [verb] i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 39 |
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| 20 | thought [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 38 |
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| 21 | [verb] i [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 38 |
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| 22 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 35 |
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| 23 | know [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 34 |
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| 24 | [verb] they [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 34 |
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| 25 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 32 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 25 |
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| 27 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] call [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] called [noun] | 23 |
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| 30 | [verb] you [was/were] [verb] [noun] | 22 |
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