| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 2191 |
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| 2 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1952 |
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| 3 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 1890 |
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| 4 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1767 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 569 |
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| 6 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 551 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 541 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 516 |
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| 9 | what [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 467 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 253 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 184 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 180 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 168 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 142 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 103 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 89 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] from [art] | 86 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] happen [prep] [art] | 78 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] happening [prep] [art] | 73 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] see [prep] [art] | 66 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [was/were] seen [prep] [art] | 66 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 61 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] [was/were] describe [prep] [art] | 57 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] described [prep] [art] | 57 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 55 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] leave [prep] [art] | 54 |
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| 27 | [Wh det] [was/were] left [prep] [art] | 54 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] of [art] | 54 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] hold [prep] [art] | 45 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] [was/were] held [prep] [art] | 45 |
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