| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun sg] | 128 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 127 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [prep] a [noun] | 108 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 73 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] in a [noun] | 56 |
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| 6 | [verb] it [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 7 | [verb] it [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 8 | think [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 30 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pron] were [prep] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 10 | say [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 25 |
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| 11 | [verb] he [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 12 | [verb] he [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 23 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 14 | [verb] i [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | said [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 16 | [verb] she [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [verb] she [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 16 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] on a [noun] | 16 |
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| 19 | [verb] i [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 15 |
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| 20 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] like a [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | think [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 23 | thought [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 24 | know [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 25 | [verb] you [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] you [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] at a [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | knew [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 29 | [vb -s] [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | feel [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 9 |
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