| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 758 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 603 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 434 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 356 |
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| 5 | he was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 119 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 119 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 107 |
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| 8 | it was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 107 |
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| 9 | it was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 107 |
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| 10 | i was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 66 |
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| 11 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 66 |
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| 12 | i was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 66 |
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| 13 | she was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 62 |
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| 14 | she was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 62 |
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| 15 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 53 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 43 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 42 |
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| 18 | [coord] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 41 |
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| 19 | and was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 38 |
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| 20 | and was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 38 |
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| 21 | which was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 37 |
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| 22 | which was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 37 |
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| 23 | [det] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 35 |
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| 24 | this was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 30 |
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| 25 | this was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 30 |
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| 26 | [num] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 21 |
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| 27 | [indef pn] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 16 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 14 |
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| 29 | who was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 14 |
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| 30 | who was [verb] [prep] [adv] | 14 |
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