| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] was [adv] the [noun sg] | 332 |
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| 2 | [det] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 312 |
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| 3 | this [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 4 | this [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 5 | that [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 6 | that [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 7 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the case | 83 |
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| 8 | [adj] [was/were] also the [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] just the [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 10 | [num] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the result | 22 |
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| 12 | [adj] [was/were] certainly the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 13 | [adj] [was/were] indeed the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] only the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 15 | [adj] [was/were] precisely the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 16 | [adj] [was/were] probably the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 17 | [adj] were [adv] the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 18 | [adj] [was/were] particularly the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 19 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the time | 12 |
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| 20 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the view | 12 |
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| 21 | [adj] [was/were] especially the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] clearly the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 23 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the beginning | 11 |
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| 24 | [adj] [was/were] exactly the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 25 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the year | 9 |
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| 26 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the point | 9 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] still the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] partly the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] really the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] the sort | 7 |
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