| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 704 |
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| 2 | was [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 632 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 631 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [noun] | 529 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 451 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 451 |
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| 7 | [was/were] something [prep] [art] [noun] | 273 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] something [prep] [art] [noun] | 273 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] a [noun] | 250 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] a [noun] | 212 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [pron] of [art] [noun] | 202 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [pron] in [art] [noun] | 176 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] | 153 |
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| 14 | [was/were] nothing [prep] [art] [noun] | 115 |
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| 15 | [was/were] nothing [prep] [art] [noun] | 115 |
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| 16 | were [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 72 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [pron] about [art] [noun] | 67 |
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| 18 | [was/were] it [prep] [art] [noun] | 56 |
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| 19 | [was/were] it [prep] [art] [noun] | 56 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [pron] on [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 23 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [pron] [prep] an [noun] | 38 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [pron] like [art] [noun] | 37 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [pron] but [art] [noun] | 36 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [pron] at [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 28 | [was/were] he [prep] [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 29 | [was/were] you [prep] [art] [noun] | 28 |
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| 30 | [was/were] none [prep] [art] [noun] | 27 |
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