| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was a [noun sg] [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 119 |
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| 2 | was a [noun] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] | 119 |
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| 3 | was a [noun] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] | 100 |
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| 4 | was a [noun] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] | 86 |
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| 5 | was a [noun] [pron] would [verb] | 49 |
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| 6 | was a [noun] [pron] would [verb] | 36 |
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| 7 | was a [noun] [pron] could [verb] | 34 |
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| 8 | was a [noun] [pron] could [verb] | 34 |
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| 9 | was a [noun] [pron] [modal v] have | 30 |
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| 10 | was a [noun] [pron] [modal v] have | 28 |
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| 11 | was a [noun] i [modal v] [verb] | 22 |
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| 12 | was a [noun] i [modal v] [verb] | 22 |
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| 13 | was a [noun] [Wh pn] [modal v] [verb] | 20 |
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| 14 | was a [noun] she [modal v] [verb] | 20 |
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| 15 | was a [noun] who [modal v] [verb] | 20 |
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| 16 | was a [noun] who [modal v] [verb] | 20 |
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| 17 | was a [noun] she [modal v] [verb] | 20 |
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| 18 | was a [noun] [pron] [modal v] [to-vb] | 19 |
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| 19 | was a [noun] [pron] used [verb] | 19 |
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| 20 | was a [noun] [pron] used [verb] | 19 |
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| 21 | was a [noun] he [modal v] [verb] | 15 |
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| 22 | was a [noun] he [modal v] [verb] | 15 |
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| 23 | was a man [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 13 |
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| 24 | was a [noun] [pron] 'd [verb] | 13 |
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| 25 | was a man [pron] [modal v] [verb] | 13 |
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| 26 | was a [noun] [Wh det] [modal v] [verb] | 12 |
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| 27 | was a [noun] they [modal v] [verb] | 11 |
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| 28 | was a [noun] they [modal v] [verb] | 11 |
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| 29 | was a [noun] which [modal v] [verb] | 11 |
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| 30 | was a [noun] which [modal v] [verb] | 11 |
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