| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 95 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 88 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 82 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] | 71 |
|
| 5 | were [adv] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 32 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 31 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] he [vb past] | 30 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] he [vb past] | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] not [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 30 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] had | 20 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [Wh det] [vb past] | 20 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] i [vb past] | 16 |
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| 14 | [was/were] n't [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] i [vb past] | 16 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] which [vb past] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] which [vb past] | 15 |
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| 18 | [was/were] not [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 14 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] they [vb past] | 14 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] they [vb past] | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] it [vb past] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] it [vb past] | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] she [vb past] | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] she [vb past] | 12 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [vb past] | 12 |
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| 26 | [was/were] so [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] so [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] did | 10 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] say [pron] [vb past] | 9 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv prt] [verb] [pron] [vb past] | 8 |
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