| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 876 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 849 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 792 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 753 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 753 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 523 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 10 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 12 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 14 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 16 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 21 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 24 | but [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | but [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 27 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 28 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] the [noun sg] | 9 |
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