| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [det] was a [noun sg] | 368 |
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| 2 | [conj] this [was/were] a [noun sg] | 261 |
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| 3 | that [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 4 | that [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 5 | [that] [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 6 | [coord] [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 7 | [conj] that [was/were] a [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 8 | [subord] [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 97 |
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| 9 | and [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 10 | and [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 11 | but [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 12 | but [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 13 | if [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 14 | if [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 15 | [conj] [det] were a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 16 | whether [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 17 | whether [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 18 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a bit | 11 |
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| 19 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a matter | 10 |
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| 20 | as [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a case | 9 |
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| 22 | as [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 23 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a mistake | 8 |
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| 24 | because [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 25 | because [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 26 | since [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a question | 6 |
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| 28 | since [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | [conj] [det] [was/were] a time | 6 |
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| 30 | though [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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