| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | which [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 160 |
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| 2 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 3 | [Wh det] was [verb] the [noun] | 135 |
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| 4 | [Wh det] [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun] | 65 |
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| 6 | [Wh det] were [verb] the [noun] | 52 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun] | 36 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 9 | what [was/were] [verb] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] become the [noun] | 18 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] to become the [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] call the [noun] | 8 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [was/were] called the [noun] | 8 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] form the [noun] | 8 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] to form the [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] cause the [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] causing the [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the basis | 5 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] the basis | 5 |
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