| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] | 806 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 697 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] | 696 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 669 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 491 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] his [adj] [noun] | 317 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] his [adj] [noun] | 317 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [det] [noun] | 229 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 217 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun pl] | 200 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] their [adj] [noun] | 163 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] their [adj] [noun] | 163 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] own [noun] | 162 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] own [noun] | 162 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 159 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] her [adj] [noun] | 133 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] her [adj] [noun] | 133 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] its [adj] [noun] | 121 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] its [adj] [noun] | 121 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 119 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] | 88 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] [noun] | 83 |
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| 23 | [was/were] give [pron] [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] first [noun] | 60 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] first [noun] | 60 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] my [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] my [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 28 | [was/were] given [pron] [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 29 | [was/were] make [pron] [adj] [noun] | 36 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [num] [noun] | 34 |
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