| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 399 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] was [prep] [noun] | 335 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [prep] [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pron] was in [noun] | 209 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] was in [noun] | 209 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 194 |
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| 7 | [verb] it was [prep] [noun] | 112 |
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| 8 | [verb] he was [prep] [noun] | 112 |
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| 9 | [verb] it was [prep] [noun] | 112 |
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| 10 | [verb] he was [prep] [noun] | 106 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] was [prep] [noun prp] | 90 |
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| 12 | think [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 86 |
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| 13 | say [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 59 |
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| 14 | [verb] she was [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 15 | [verb] she was [prep] [noun] | 55 |
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| 16 | know [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 55 |
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| 17 | [vb base] [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 54 |
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| 18 | [verb] i was [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 20 | [verb] i was [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pron] was on [noun] | 49 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pron] was on [noun] | 49 |
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| 23 | [verb] [Wh det] was [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 24 | [verb] what was [prep] [noun] | 47 |
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| 25 | [verb] what was [prep] [noun] | 47 |
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| 26 | said [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 41 |
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| 27 | thought [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] was at [noun] | 38 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] was at [noun] | 38 |
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| 30 | [v-ing] [pron] was [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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