| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 1358 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 1247 |
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| 3 | [noun] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 953 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 705 |
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| 5 | it was [prep] a [noun sg] | 532 |
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| 6 | it was [prep] a [noun sg] | 532 |
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| 7 | he was [prep] a [noun sg] | 300 |
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| 8 | he was [prep] a [noun sg] | 296 |
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| 9 | i was [prep] a [noun sg] | 252 |
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| 10 | i was [prep] a [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 205 |
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| 12 | she was [prep] a [noun sg] | 149 |
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| 13 | she was [prep] a [noun sg] | 146 |
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| 14 | [adj] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 15 | [det] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 16 | this was [prep] a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 17 | this was [prep] a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 18 | [conj] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 21 | which was [prep] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 22 | which was [prep] a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 24 | who was [prep] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 25 | who was [prep] a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 26 | [verb] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 27 | [indef pn] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 28 | [coord] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 29 | [adv] was [prep] a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 30 | that was [prep] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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