| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 307 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 236 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 209 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 164 |
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| 5 | he was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 66 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 66 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 47 |
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| 8 | i was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 41 |
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| 9 | i was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 41 |
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| 10 | it was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 40 |
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| 11 | it was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 40 |
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| 12 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 37 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 35 |
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| 14 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 32 |
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| 15 | which was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 25 |
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| 16 | which was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 25 |
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| 17 | [det] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 23 |
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| 18 | [coord] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 21 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 19 |
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| 20 | she was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 17 |
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| 21 | she was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 17 |
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| 22 | and was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 17 |
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| 23 | and was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 17 |
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| 24 | this was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 15 |
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| 25 | this was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 15 |
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| 26 | case was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 13 |
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| 27 | case was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 13 |
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| 28 | [num] was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 12 |
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| 29 | that was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 10 |
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| 30 | that was [verb] [prep] [prep] | 10 |
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