| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 1631 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [adj] | 1462 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 1158 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 1155 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 1051 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [adj] | 525 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [adj] | 525 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 476 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adj] | 446 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [adj] | 375 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [adj] | 375 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [det] | 328 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [adj] | 316 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [adj] | 316 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] own | 252 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] own | 252 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [adj] | 238 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [adj] | 238 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [adj] | 227 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [adj] | 227 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [adj] | 222 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [adj] | 222 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [adj] | 210 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [adj] | 210 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [adj] | 152 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [adj] | 152 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [adj] | 136 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [adj] | 136 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] | 132 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] with [pron] [adj] | 116 |
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