| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pers pn] [vb past] | 458 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [pron] [vb past] | 398 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 191 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] he [vb past] | 149 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] he [vb past] | 145 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] [pron] had | 142 |
|
| 7 | was [verb] [Wh det] [vb past] | 124 |
|
| 8 | was [verb] i [vb past] | 96 |
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| 9 | was [verb] i [vb past] | 91 |
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| 10 | was [verb] which [vb past] | 87 |
|
| 11 | was [verb] which [vb past] | 87 |
|
| 12 | was [verb] she [vb past] | 83 |
|
| 13 | was [verb] she [vb past] | 80 |
|
| 14 | was tell [pron] [vb past] | 68 |
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| 15 | was told [pron] [vb past] | 67 |
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| 16 | was [verb] it [vb past] | 49 |
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| 17 | was [verb] it [vb past] | 49 |
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| 18 | was [verb] they [vb past] | 40 |
|
| 19 | was [verb] they [vb past] | 37 |
|
| 20 | was [verb] what [vb past] | 36 |
|
| 21 | was [verb] what [vb past] | 36 |
|
| 22 | was [verb] [pron] 'd | 34 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [pron] did | 32 |
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| 24 | was say [pron] [vb past] | 30 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [pron] went | 28 |
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| 26 | was saying [pron] [vb past] | 22 |
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| 27 | was [verb] you [vb past] | 21 |
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| 28 | was [verb] you [vb past] | 21 |
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| 29 | was [verb] we [vb past] | 20 |
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| 30 | was [verb] we [vb past] | 19 |
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