| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 574 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 574 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 442 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [pron] | 413 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 405 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pers pn] | 272 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun] [pron] | 209 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun] [pron] | 209 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 169 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [Wh det] | 148 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] which | 143 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] which | 143 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] [pron] | 136 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] [pron] | 122 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [Wh pn] | 88 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] who | 87 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] who | 87 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun] [pron] | 78 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun] [pron] | 78 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] he | 72 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] he | 72 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun] [pron] | 65 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun] [pron] | 65 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] [pn reflx] | 46 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] it | 45 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] it | 45 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] they | 44 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] they | 44 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] she | 36 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] she | 36 |
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