| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1171 |
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| 2 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1149 |
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| 3 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 832 |
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| 4 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 832 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 763 |
|
| 6 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 761 |
|
| 7 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 410 |
|
| 8 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 382 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 336 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 294 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 276 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 176 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 99 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 94 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 83 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 83 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] from [art] | 61 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 60 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 55 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 42 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] kill [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] killed [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] | 34 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] sit [prep] [art] | 34 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] into [art] | 32 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] stand [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] [was/were] standing [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] born [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] [was/were] bear [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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