| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 1530 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 786 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 548 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 508 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 430 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 199 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 149 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 149 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 83 |
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| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 74 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 59 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 55 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 55 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 48 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 48 |
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| 19 | attempt [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 46 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 45 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 45 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 45 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 45 |
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| 24 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 25 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 26 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 27 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 28 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 36 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 34 |
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| 30 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [noun] | 34 |
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