| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [art] | 836 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [art] | 836 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [det] [prep] the | 504 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [det] [prep] the | 504 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [noun] | 464 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [det] [prep] a | 329 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [det] [prep] a | 291 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [adj] | 278 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [noun sg] | 225 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [pron] | 220 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [noun prp] | 196 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [adj] | 119 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [pers pn] | 112 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [det] | 93 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [pos pn] | 81 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [verb] | 66 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [num] | 62 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [det] [prep] be | 58 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [be] | 58 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [det] [prep] be | 54 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [det] [prep] they | 51 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [det] [prep] them | 50 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [det] [prep] an | 38 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [v-ing] | 37 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [adv] | 32 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [det] [prep] his | 31 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [adv] | 30 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [det] [prep] his | 29 |
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