| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 2239 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 2072 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was [verb] a [noun] | 1774 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun] | 1562 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 835 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] | 627 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [verb] a [noun] | 567 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 458 |
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| 9 | she [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 356 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] an [noun] | 269 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 239 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] have a [noun] | 192 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] give a [noun] | 185 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 177 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] given a [noun] | 170 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] having a [noun] | 167 |
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| 17 | we [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 152 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] make a [noun] | 150 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [to-vb] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] wearing a [noun] | 143 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] wear a [noun] | 143 |
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| 22 | you [was/were] [verb] a [noun] | 100 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] making a [noun] | 90 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a bit | 78 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] a bit | 78 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] do a [noun] | 76 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] doing a [noun] | 73 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] offer a [noun] | 67 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] get a [noun] | 63 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] offered a [noun] | 61 |
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