| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [prep] [noun sg] | 3576 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [prep] [noun sg] | 3222 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was [prep] [noun sg] | 2589 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [prep] [noun sg] | 2556 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] was [prep] [noun sg] | 838 |
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| 6 | he was [prep] [noun sg] | 799 |
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| 7 | he was [prep] [noun sg] | 792 |
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| 8 | it was [prep] [noun sg] | 738 |
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| 9 | it was [prep] [noun sg] | 738 |
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| 10 | i was [prep] [noun sg] | 637 |
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| 11 | i was [prep] [noun sg] | 636 |
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| 12 | she was [prep] [noun sg] | 376 |
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| 13 | she was [prep] [noun sg] | 373 |
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| 14 | [adj] was [prep] [noun sg] | 365 |
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| 15 | [det] was [prep] [noun sg] | 274 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] was [prep] [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 17 | [conj] was [prep] [noun sg] | 210 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] was [prep] [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 19 | who was [prep] [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 20 | who was [prep] [noun sg] | 197 |
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| 21 | this was [prep] [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 22 | this was [prep] [noun sg] | 166 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] was [prep] [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 24 | [coord] was [prep] [noun sg] | 146 |
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| 25 | which was [prep] [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 26 | which was [prep] [noun sg] | 125 |
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| 27 | and was [prep] [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 28 | and was [prep] [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 29 | what was [prep] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 30 | what was [prep] [noun sg] | 113 |
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