| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 2034 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 1037 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 834 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 664 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 662 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 287 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 196 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 196 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 175 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 175 |
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| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 107 |
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| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 105 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 90 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 90 |
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| 15 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 82 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 81 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 69 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 69 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 68 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 68 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 68 |
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| 24 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 67 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 67 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 65 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 65 |
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| 28 | attempt [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 55 |
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| 29 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 52 |
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| 30 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [noun] | 47 |
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