| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 2566 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] | 1880 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 1792 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 631 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] just [art] [noun sg] | 474 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 464 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] [was/were] only [art] [noun sg] | 422 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] also [art] [noun sg] | 331 |
|
| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] an [noun sg] | 207 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] were [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 179 |
|
| 11 | she [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 168 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 156 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [art] matter | 143 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] still [art] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] quite [art] [noun sg] | 129 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] always [art] [noun sg] | 93 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] probably [art] [noun sg] | 73 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [art] bit | 71 |
|
| 19 | they [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 69 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] simply [art] [noun sg] | 67 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [art] case | 65 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] almost [art] [noun sg] | 61 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [art] question | 53 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] never [art] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] now [art] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] merely [art] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [art] man | 44 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] more [art] [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] really [art] [noun sg] | 42 |
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