| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 1922 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 1418 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 1134 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 890 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 373 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 316 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 310 |
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| 8 | it was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 236 |
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| 9 | it was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 236 |
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| 10 | [conj] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 184 |
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| 11 | i was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 169 |
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| 12 | i was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 169 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 161 |
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| 14 | she was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 159 |
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| 15 | she was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 157 |
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| 16 | [coord] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 17 | which was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 122 |
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| 18 | which was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 122 |
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| 19 | [adj] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 113 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 109 |
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| 21 | and was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 106 |
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| 22 | and was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 106 |
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| 23 | [det] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 63 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 25 | who was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 26 | who was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 27 | this was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 41 |
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| 28 | this was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 41 |
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| 29 | what was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 30 | what was [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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