| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 504 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 294 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 169 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 152 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 131 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 49 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 43 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 43 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 33 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 33 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 31 |
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| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 28 |
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| 13 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 25 |
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| 18 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 18 |
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| 19 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 18 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 21 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 22 | attempt [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 26 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 28 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 30 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 8 |
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