| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1029 |
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| 2 | [noun] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1015 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 843 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 674 |
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| 5 | he was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 314 |
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| 6 | he was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 313 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 296 |
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| 8 | i was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 209 |
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| 9 | i was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 209 |
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| 10 | it was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 168 |
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| 11 | it was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 168 |
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| 12 | she was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 147 |
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| 13 | she was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 145 |
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| 14 | [adj] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 129 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 102 |
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| 16 | who was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 101 |
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| 17 | who was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 101 |
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| 18 | [det] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 101 |
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| 19 | [conj] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 87 |
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| 20 | this was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 71 |
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| 21 | this was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 71 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 65 |
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| 23 | [coord] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 61 |
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| 24 | and was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 54 |
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| 25 | and was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 54 |
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| 26 | which was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 46 |
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| 27 | which was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 46 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 40 |
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| 29 | [verb] was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 33 |
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| 30 | that was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 25 |
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