| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg] | 248 |
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| 2 | [verb] it [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 167 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 165 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 5 | think [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 73 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 7 | say [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 8 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 10 | said [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 12 | [verb] he [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] thing | 31 |
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| 14 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the only [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the only [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 17 | know [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the good [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the same [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 20 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the same [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [det] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 22 | [verb] i [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the best [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the first [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pers pn] were the [adj] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] man | 19 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the right [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the right [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 30 | think [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] | 18 |
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