| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 299 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [pron] [prep] | 278 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 200 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 164 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 115 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 48 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 46 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 46 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] in | 46 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 43 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] to | 43 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] | 39 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] | 39 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] he [prep] | 39 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] she [prep] | 39 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 37 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 37 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] they [prep] | 36 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 36 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] me [prep] | 31 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] | 31 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 27 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for | 27 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] from | 26 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] from | 26 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] with | 24 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] with | 24 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] of | 23 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pron] of | 23 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] something [prep] | 22 |
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