| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [subord] a | 278 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [adj] [subord] a | 250 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [subord] a | 201 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] as a | 169 |
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| 5 | [was/were] as [adj] [subord] a | 167 |
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| 6 | [was/were] as [adj] [subord] a | 167 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] than a | 97 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [det] [subord] a | 67 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] more [subord] a | 55 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] more [subord] a | 55 |
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| 11 | were [adv] [adj] [subord] a | 38 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] good [subord] a | 21 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [adj -er] [subord] a | 20 |
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| 14 | [was/were] never [adj] [subord] a | 18 |
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| 15 | [was/were] never [adj] [subord] a | 18 |
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| 16 | [was/were] more [adj] [subord] a | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] more [adj] [subord] a | 12 |
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| 18 | [was/were] little [adj] [subord] a | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] good [subord] a | 11 |
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| 20 | [was/were] little [adj] [subord] a | 11 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [not/n't] [adj] [subord] a | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] better [subord] a | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] not [adj] [subord] a | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] less [subord] a | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] less [subord] a | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] when a | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] strong [subord] a | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] hardly [adj] [subord] a | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] white [subord] a | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] white [subord] a | 6 |
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