| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 15453 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 8881 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 5416 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 4517 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 3866 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1714 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1182 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1175 |
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| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1139 |
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| 10 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1097 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1078 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1078 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 1048 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 892 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 892 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 751 |
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| 17 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 658 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 622 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 622 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 620 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 590 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 401 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 399 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 363 |
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| 25 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 355 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 353 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 353 |
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| 28 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 349 |
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| 29 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 341 |
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| 30 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 341 |
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