| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 4300 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 3094 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 1934 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 1433 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 918 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 605 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 601 |
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| 8 | it was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 423 |
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| 9 | it was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 423 |
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| 10 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 327 |
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| 11 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 325 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 292 |
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| 13 | [coord] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 268 |
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| 14 | which was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 264 |
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| 15 | which was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 264 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 245 |
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| 17 | and was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 223 |
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| 18 | and was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 223 |
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| 19 | she was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 205 |
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| 20 | she was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 203 |
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| 21 | i was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 195 |
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| 22 | i was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 194 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 179 |
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| 24 | who was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 176 |
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| 25 | who was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 176 |
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| 26 | [det] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 170 |
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| 27 | this was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 130 |
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| 28 | this was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 130 |
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| 29 | [num] was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 113 |
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| 30 | that was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 45 |
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