| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 1808 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 871 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 729 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 530 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 369 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 157 |
|
| 7 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 137 |
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| 8 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 107 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 102 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 102 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 95 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 93 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 89 |
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| 14 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 86 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 85 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 85 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 85 |
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| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 81 |
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| 19 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 67 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 66 |
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| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 66 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 58 |
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| 23 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 58 |
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| 24 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 56 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 56 |
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| 26 | [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 49 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 30 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 30 |
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| 29 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 28 |
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| 30 | people [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 27 |
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