| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1950 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1501 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1173 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 1029 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 547 |
|
| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 407 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 406 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 351 |
|
| 9 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 252 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 246 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 222 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 220 |
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| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 168 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 158 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 135 |
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| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 21 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 26 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 28 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 29 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 30 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 57 |
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