| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pers pn] [verb] the | 51 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [pron] [vb past] the | 42 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] [pron] [verb] the | 37 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [pron] [verb] the | 32 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [Wh det] [verb] the | 18 |
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| 6 | was [verb] which [verb] the | 17 |
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| 7 | was [verb] which [verb] the | 17 |
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| 8 | was [verb] he [verb] the | 15 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [pron] [to-vb] the | 15 |
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| 10 | was [verb] i [verb] the | 12 |
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| 11 | was [to-vb] [pron] [verb] the | 11 |
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| 12 | was [verb] he [verb] the | 10 |
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| 13 | was [verb] they [verb] the | 9 |
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| 14 | was [verb] she [verb] the | 8 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [pron] had the | 8 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [pron] have the | 8 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [pron] [vb infin] the | 8 |
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| 18 | was [verb] i [verb] the | 7 |
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| 19 | was help [pron] [verb] the | 6 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] the | 6 |
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| 21 | was [verb] her [verb] the | 6 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [pron] [vb base] the | 6 |
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| 23 | was [verb] they [verb] the | 5 |
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| 24 | was [verb] me [verb] the | 5 |
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| 25 | was [verb] him [verb] the | 5 |
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| 26 | was [verb] [pron] [vb -s] the | 5 |
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| 27 | was tell [pron] [verb] the | 5 |
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| 28 | was helping [pron] [verb] the | 5 |
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