| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was the only way | 61 |
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| 2 | it was the only way | 58 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was the only way | 58 |
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| 4 | it was the only way | 58 |
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| 5 | [noun] was the only way | 52 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] was the only way | 44 |
|
| 7 | [adj] was the only way | 29 |
|
| 8 | [det] was the only way | 29 |
|
| 9 | that was the only way | 18 |
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| 10 | that was the only way | 18 |
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| 11 | this was the only way | 11 |
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| 12 | this was the only way | 11 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] was the only way | 7 |
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| 14 | was [adv] the only way | 10 |
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| 15 | was [adv] the only way | 7 |
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| 16 | was the only [adj] way | 9 |
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| 17 | was the only [adj] way | 9 |
|
| 18 | was the only way [verb] | 57 |
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| 19 | was the only way [to-vb] | 57 |
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| 20 | was the only way [pron] | 40 |
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| 21 | was the only way [pers pn] | 39 |
|
| 22 | was the only way [prep] | 20 |
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| 23 | was the only way [prep] | 20 |
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| 24 | was the only way [adv] | 16 |
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| 25 | was the only way of | 15 |
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| 26 | was the only way of | 15 |
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| 27 | was the only way she | 15 |
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| 28 | was the only way she | 15 |
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| 29 | was the only way [adv prt] | 10 |
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| 30 | was the only way he | 9 |
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