| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 292 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 259 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 204 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 96 |
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| 5 | i [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 66 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 65 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 65 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 65 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 57 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 49 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 38 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 38 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 31 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 30 |
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| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 25 |
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| 16 | you [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 23 |
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| 17 | you [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 23 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 22 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 22 |
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| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 19 |
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| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 18 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 18 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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| 26 | we [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 14 |
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| 27 | we [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 13 |
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| 28 | attempt [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 12 |
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| 29 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 10 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 8 |
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