| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 510 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 380 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 306 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 255 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 238 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 174 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 174 |
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| 8 | i was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 49 |
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| 9 | i was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 10 | [conj] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 45 |
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| 11 | who was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 13 | who was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 14 | she was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 42 |
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| 15 | she was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 42 |
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| 16 | it was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 17 | it was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 18 | [coord] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 19 | and was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 37 |
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| 20 | and was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 37 |
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| 21 | [adj] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 29 |
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| 22 | which was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 23 |
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| 23 | which was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 23 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 23 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [num] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | [verb] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [det] was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | government was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | aim was [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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