| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] a [noun] [noun sg] was | 331 |
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| 2 | [conj] a [noun sg] [noun sg] [was/were] | 329 |
|
| 3 | [subord] a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 147 |
|
| 4 | [coord] a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 135 |
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| 5 | and a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 124 |
|
| 6 | and a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 124 |
|
| 7 | [that] a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 91 |
|
| 8 | that a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 91 |
|
| 9 | that a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 91 |
|
| 10 | [conj] a [noun] [noun sg] were | 42 |
|
| 11 | if a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 30 |
|
| 12 | if a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 30 |
|
| 13 | [conj] a [noun prp] [noun sg] [was/were] | 26 |
|
| 14 | when a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 24 |
|
| 15 | when a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 24 |
|
| 16 | after a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 21 |
|
| 17 | after a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 21 |
|
| 18 | where a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 14 |
|
| 19 | where a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 14 |
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| 20 | [conj] a [noun pl] [noun sg] [was/were] | 13 |
|
| 21 | whether a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 22 | whether a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 9 |
|
| 23 | while a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 24 | [conj] a [noun] order [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 25 | but a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 26 | while a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 7 |
|
| 27 | but a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 7 |
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| 28 | [conj] a police [noun sg] [was/were] | 6 |
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| 29 | before a [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] | 6 |
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| 30 | [conj] a [noun] programme [was/were] | 6 |
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