| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 303 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 238 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 209 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 157 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 17 | and [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 21 | we [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 28 | you [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | [det] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 30 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] | 8 |
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