| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 5331 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 3017 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2084 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1532 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1494 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 688 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 451 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 449 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 400 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 400 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 384 |
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| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 382 |
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| 13 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 344 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 315 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 315 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 240 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 231 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 221 |
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| 19 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 210 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 208 |
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| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 208 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 163 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 161 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 151 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 149 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 147 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 141 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 141 |
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| 29 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 119 |
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| 30 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 119 |
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