| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] say | 23 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] say | 20 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] say | 13 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] say | 12 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] say | 11 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] say | 7 |
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| 7 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 103 |
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| 8 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 60 |
|
| 9 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 57 |
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| 10 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 57 |
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| 11 | the [noun pl] [was/were] say | 56 |
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| 12 | the [noun pl] [was/were] say | 56 |
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| 13 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 43 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 28 |
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| 15 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 28 |
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| 16 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 21 |
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| 17 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 19 |
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| 18 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 15 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 12 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 11 |
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| 21 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 10 |
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| 22 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 10 |
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| 23 | [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] say | 9 |
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| 24 | of [noun pl] [was/were] say | 7 |
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| 25 | of [noun pl] [was/were] say | 7 |
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| 26 | two [noun pl] [was/were] say | 6 |
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| 27 | some [noun pl] [was/were] say | 6 |
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| 28 | some [noun pl] [was/were] say | 6 |
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| 29 | two [noun pl] [was/were] say | 6 |
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| 30 | what [noun pl] [was/were] say | 5 |
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