| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3719 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3359 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3359 |
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| 4 | of the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1927 |
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| 5 | of the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1927 |
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| 6 | [subord] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1567 |
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| 7 | [coord] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 1201 |
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| 8 | and the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 965 |
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| 9 | and the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 965 |
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| 10 | that the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 951 |
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| 11 | [that] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 951 |
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| 12 | that the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 951 |
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| 13 | [noun] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 721 |
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| 14 | [adv] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 686 |
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| 15 | [verb] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 511 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 489 |
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| 17 | in the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 405 |
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| 18 | in the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 405 |
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| 19 | [adj] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 404 |
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| 20 | [adv] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 384 |
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| 21 | when the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 343 |
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| 22 | when the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 343 |
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| 23 | if the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 282 |
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| 24 | if the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 282 |
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| 25 | [Wh adv] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 281 |
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| 26 | [pron] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 239 |
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| 27 | but the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 223 |
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| 28 | but the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 223 |
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| 29 | [vb past] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 208 |
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| 30 | [Wh det] the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 206 |
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