| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] were a [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 3 | [adj] [noun pl] was a [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 4 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 5 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 6 | these [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 7 | these [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 8 | [adj] years [was/were] a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 9 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a bit | 12 |
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| 10 | those [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 11 | two [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 12 | those [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 13 | two [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | such [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 15 | such [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 16 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a matter | 8 |
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| 17 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a mixture | 7 |
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| 18 | early [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 19 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a feature | 6 |
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| 20 | other [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | other [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | early [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 23 | new [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 24 | [adj -est] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 25 | [num ord] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a thing | 5 |
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| 27 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] a period | 5 |
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| 28 | new [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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