| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun] was a [noun sg] | 1420 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 1281 |
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| 3 | [adj] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 999 |
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| 4 | [det] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 369 |
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| 5 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 290 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun] were a [noun sg] | 209 |
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| 7 | this [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 8 | this [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 9 | [num ord] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 10 | that [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 97 |
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| 11 | that [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 97 |
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| 12 | [num] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 13 | [adj] [noun] [was/were] a bit | 51 |
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| 14 | first [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 15 | first [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 16 | [adj] [noun prp] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 17 | these [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 18 | these [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 19 | last [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 20 | whole [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 21 | whole [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 22 | last [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 23 | one [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 24 | one [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 25 | other [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 26 | other [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 27 | [adj -est] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 28 | only [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 29 | [adj] [noun] [was/were] a matter | 22 |
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| 30 | only [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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