| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 109 |
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| 2 | there [was/were] a couple [prep] | 70 |
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| 3 | [ex0] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 70 |
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| 4 | there [was/were] a couple [prep] | 70 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 32 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 23 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 15 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] a couple [prep] | 12 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] a couple [prep] | 12 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] a couple [prep] | 9 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] a couple [prep] | 9 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] a couple [prep] | 5 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] a couple [prep] | 46 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] a couple [prep] | 43 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] a couple [prep] | 29 |
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| 17 | [was/were] only a couple [prep] | 24 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] only a couple [prep] | 24 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] a couple [prep] | 20 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] a couple [prep] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] a couple [prep] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] just a couple [prep] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] a couple [prep] | 5 |
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| 24 | [was/were] just a couple [prep] | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a couple [prep] [noun] | 101 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] a couple [prep] [noun pl] | 88 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a couple [prep] [adj] | 34 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a couple [prep] [adj] | 28 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a couple [prep] years | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a couple [prep] year | 11 |
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