| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun] | 683 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [adv] [adj] [noun] | 675 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] | 371 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 364 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [num] [noun] | 357 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun] | 305 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [adv] [adj] [noun] | 120 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [det] [noun] | 115 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] only [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] only [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] about [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] about [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] not [adj] [noun] | 67 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [not/n't] [adj] [noun] | 67 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] not [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] one [noun] | 49 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] one [noun] | 49 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] year | 48 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] years | 47 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] under [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] under [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] just [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] just [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] another [noun] | 37 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] another [noun] | 37 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] two [noun] | 34 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] two [noun] | 34 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] foot | 33 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [noun prp] | 32 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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