| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the [det] [noun sg] | 271 |
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| 2 | was the same [noun] | 254 |
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| 3 | was the [det] man | 28 |
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| 4 | was the [det] man | 28 |
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| 5 | was the former [noun] | 19 |
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| 6 | was the [det] age | 17 |
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| 7 | was the [det] story | 17 |
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| 8 | was the [det] story | 17 |
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| 9 | was the [det] age | 17 |
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| 10 | was the [det] [noun prp] | 15 |
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| 11 | was the [det] thing | 8 |
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| 12 | was the [det] thing | 8 |
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| 13 | was the [det] kind | 7 |
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| 14 | was the [det] kind | 7 |
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| 15 | was the [det] sort | 6 |
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| 16 | was the [det] sort | 6 |
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| 17 | was the [det] colour | 6 |
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| 18 | was the [det] colour | 6 |
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| 19 | was the [det] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 20 | was the most [noun] | 5 |
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