| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 12 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 13 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 15 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 16 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 17 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [be] [verb] [prep] its [noun sg] | 6 |
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