| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 155 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] | 149 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 126 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 116 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] a [noun] | 93 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] a [noun] | 88 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] | 52 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] | 52 |
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| 9 | [was/were] give [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 51 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] him [art] [noun] | 38 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] giving [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 36 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] her [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] me [art] [noun] | 28 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] it [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 17 | [was/were] tell [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 19 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] them [art] [noun] | 14 |
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| 19 | [was/were] telling [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 14 |
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| 20 | [was/were] offer [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] you [art] [noun] | 12 |
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| 22 | [was/were] to give [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] bit | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] bit | 12 |
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| 25 | [was/were] doing [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [was/were] offering [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] do [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] truth | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] truth | 9 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] us [art] [noun] | 8 |
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