| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pos pn] [noun] | 2605 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [noun] | 2138 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [pron] [noun sg] | 2096 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] his [noun] | 1137 |
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| 5 | was [verb] his [noun] | 1137 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] her [noun] | 670 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] her [noun] | 670 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [pron] [noun pl] | 559 |
|
| 9 | was [to-vb] [pron] [noun] | 418 |
|
| 10 | was [verb] my [noun] | 295 |
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| 11 | was [verb] my [noun] | 295 |
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| 12 | was [verb] its [noun] | 292 |
|
| 13 | was [verb] its [noun] | 292 |
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| 14 | was [vb pp] [pron] [noun] | 149 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [pron] way | 127 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [pron] way | 127 |
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| 17 | was [verb] their [noun] | 111 |
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| 18 | was [verb] their [noun] | 111 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [pron] head | 98 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [pron] head | 97 |
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| 21 | was make [pron] [noun] | 95 |
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| 22 | was making [pron] [noun] | 77 |
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| 23 | was give [pron] [noun] | 70 |
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| 24 | was do [pron] [noun] | 63 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [pron] hand | 62 |
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| 26 | was doing [pron] [noun] | 59 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [Wh det] [noun] | 59 |
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| 28 | was take [pron] [noun] | 57 |
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| 29 | was [verb] [pers pn] [noun] | 56 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [pron] time | 52 |
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