| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg] | 3350 |
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| 2 | it [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2428 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1808 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 1043 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 698 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 698 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 514 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 482 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] time | 444 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] [was/were] the only [noun sg] | 426 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] [was/were] the only [noun sg] | 426 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] were the [adj] [noun sg] | 230 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 185 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] thing | 185 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [det] [noun sg] | 184 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] the same [noun sg] | 176 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] the same [noun sg] | 176 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] the last [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] the last [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] the good [noun sg] | 137 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] the best [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] man | 124 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] person | 115 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] way | 105 |
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| 26 | they [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] the right [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] [was/were] the right [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] the second [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] the second [noun sg] | 65 |
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