| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | was [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 2 | was [adj] [coord] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 3 | was [adj] and a [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 4 | was [adj] and a [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 5 | was [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 6 | was [adj] that a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 7 | was [adj] that a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 8 | was [adj] [that] a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 9 | was [adj] than a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 10 | was [adj] than a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 11 | was [adj -er] [conj] a [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 12 | was [num] [conj] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 13 | was [adj] [conj] a half | 14 |
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| 14 | was [det] [conj] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 15 | was [adj] [conj] a man | 12 |
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| 16 | was [adj] as a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 17 | was [adj] as a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 18 | was [adj] but a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 19 | was [adj] but a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 20 | was [adj] when a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 21 | was [adj] [conj] a bit | 8 |
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| 22 | was [adj] when a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 23 | was more [conj] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | was more [conj] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | was better [conj] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | was good [conj] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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