| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] | 1130 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun] [prep] | 894 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] | 846 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] | 844 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun] [prep] | 410 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] his [noun] [prep] | 410 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] | 315 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] | 305 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun] [prep] | 255 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] their [noun] [prep] | 255 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [prep] | 216 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun] [prep] | 191 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] her [noun] [prep] | 191 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] in | 184 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] to | 142 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun] [prep] | 136 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] its [noun] [prep] | 136 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] on | 125 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] way [prep] | 102 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] way [prep] | 102 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] of | 98 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] with | 98 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun] [prep] | 86 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] my [noun] [prep] | 86 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] at | 72 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] for | 67 |
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| 27 | [was/were] make [pron] [noun] [prep] | 58 |
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| 28 | [was/were] making [pron] [noun] [prep] | 50 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [noun] [prep] | 46 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] through | 36 |
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