| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] was the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 2 | [verb] it [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 4 | say [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the best [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 6 | think [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 7 | said [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 8 | thought [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 9 | [verb] he [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] thing | 10 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the greatest [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 13 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the worst [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 14 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] the biggest [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 15 | [vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 5 |
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