| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [modal v] [verb] | 72 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [modal v] [vb infin] | 71 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [modal v] be | 52 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [modal v] [be] | 52 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [modal v] [be] | 52 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [modal v] be | 52 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [modal v] [adv] | 39 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [modal v] [adv] | 23 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [modal v] have | 17 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [modal v] have | 17 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [modal v] not | 16 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [modal v] [not/n't] | 16 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [modal v] not | 12 |
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| 14 | [pron] was [verb] [modal v] | 99 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] was [verb] [modal v] | 73 |
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| 16 | [noun] was [verb] [modal v] | 58 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] was [verb] [modal v] | 50 |
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| 18 | it was [verb] [modal v] | 45 |
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| 19 | it was [verb] [modal v] | 45 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] was [verb] [modal v] | 20 |
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| 21 | he was [verb] [modal v] | 13 |
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| 22 | he was [verb] [modal v] | 13 |
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| 23 | what was [verb] [modal v] | 12 |
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| 24 | what was [verb] [modal v] | 12 |
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| 25 | i was [verb] [modal v] | 8 |
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| 26 | i was [verb] [modal v] | 8 |
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| 27 | [conj] was [verb] [modal v] | 7 |
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| 28 | she was [verb] [modal v] | 6 |
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| 29 | she was [verb] [modal v] | 6 |
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| 30 | which was [verb] [modal v] | 6 |
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