| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 952 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 519 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 349 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 295 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 281 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 116 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 102 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 102 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 68 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 68 |
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| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 54 |
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| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 52 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 46 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 44 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 42 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 40 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 39 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 39 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 36 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 36 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 23 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 26 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 25 | attempt [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 28 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 29 | [num] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 16 |
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