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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	1829
2	[adj] was the [noun sg] [prep]	1750
3	[det] [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	1320
4	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] of	1318
5	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] of	1318
6	this [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	613
7	this [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	613
8	that [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	480
9	that [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	480
10	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	260
11	[num] [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	180
12	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] in	140
13	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] in	140
14	such [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	128
15	such [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	128
16	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] for	99
17	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] for	99
18	[adj] [was/were] the end [prep]	98
19	[adj] were the [noun sg] [prep]	79
20	[adj] [was/were] the case [prep]	73
21	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] to	63
22	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] to	63
23	[num ord] [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	56
24	these [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	53
25	these [was/were] the [noun sg] [prep]	53
26	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] with	46
27	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] with	46
28	[adj] [was/were] the beginning [prep]	42
29	[adj] [was/were] the kind [prep]	40
30	[adj] [was/were] the [noun sg] at	37