| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adj] [noun] | 6026 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] | 5834 |
|
| 3 | was [adj] [noun] | 5619 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [noun pl] | 5138 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [noun prp] | 462 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] other [noun] | 343 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] good [noun] | 302 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] great [noun] | 213 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [n mass] | 203 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] considerable [noun] | 156 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adj] people | 137 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adj] people | 136 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adj] evidence | 123 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adj] evidence | 123 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adj] man | 121 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adj] work | 109 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] work | 109 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] men | 105 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adj] time | 101 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] news | 99 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adj] news | 99 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] widespread [noun] | 94 |
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| 23 | [was/were] real [noun] | 94 |
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| 24 | [was/were] old [noun] | 94 |
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| 25 | [was/were] pure [noun] | 94 |
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| 26 | [was/were] new [noun] | 93 |
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| 27 | [was/were] common [noun] | 89 |
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| 28 | [was/were] high [noun] | 86 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] small [noun] | 84 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adj] fun | 84 |
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