| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 5723 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 3496 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 2457 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 1951 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 1296 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 786 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 595 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 595 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 561 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 560 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 448 |
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| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 329 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 300 |
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| 14 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 284 |
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| 15 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 280 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 250 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 250 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 244 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 244 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 238 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 238 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 235 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 228 |
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| 24 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 228 |
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| 25 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 225 |
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| 26 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 184 |
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| 27 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 184 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 157 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 157 |
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| 30 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 157 |
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