| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 606 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun sg] | 596 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 561 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] [noun] | 561 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 444 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [not/n't] a [noun] [noun] | 180 |
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| 7 | [was/were] not a [noun] [noun] | 179 |
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| 8 | [was/were] not a [noun] [noun] | 104 |
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| 9 | [was/were] n't a [noun] [noun] | 75 |
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| 10 | [was/were] also a [noun] [noun] | 69 |
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| 11 | [was/were] also a [noun] [noun] | 69 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] an [noun] [noun] | 67 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun prp] [noun] | 39 |
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| 14 | [was/were] just a [noun] [noun] | 32 |
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| 15 | [was/were] just a [noun] [noun] | 32 |
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| 16 | [was/were] only a [noun] [noun] | 31 |
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| 17 | [was/were] only a [noun] [noun] | 31 |
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| 18 | [was/were] once a [noun] [noun] | 23 |
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| 19 | [was/were] originally a [noun] [noun] | 23 |
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| 20 | [was/were] once a [noun] [noun] | 23 |
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| 21 | [was/were] originally a [noun] [noun] | 23 |
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| 22 | [was/were] still a [noun] [noun] | 22 |
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| 23 | were [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 22 |
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| 24 | [was/were] still a [noun] [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun prp] | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] man | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] man | 17 |
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| 28 | [was/were] always a [noun] [noun] | 15 |
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| 29 | [was/were] always a [noun] [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] almost a [noun] [noun] | 13 |
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