| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] was [prep] | 1305 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pron] was [prep] | 762 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was in | 595 |
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| 4 | [verb] it was [prep] | 530 |
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| 5 | [verb] it was [prep] | 529 |
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| 6 | [verb] he was [prep] | 363 |
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| 7 | [verb] he was [prep] | 343 |
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| 8 | think [pron] was [prep] | 317 |
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| 9 | [vb base] [pron] was [prep] | 262 |
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| 10 | know [pron] was [prep] | 230 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] was on | 228 |
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| 12 | [vb infin] [pron] was [prep] | 221 |
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| 13 | say [pron] was [prep] | 221 |
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| 14 | [verb] i was [prep] | 209 |
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| 15 | [verb] i was [prep] | 203 |
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| 16 | [verb] [Wh det] was [prep] | 198 |
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| 17 | [verb] she was [prep] | 184 |
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| 18 | [verb] what was [prep] | 183 |
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| 19 | [verb] what was [prep] | 183 |
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| 20 | [verb] she was [prep] | 173 |
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| 21 | said [pron] was [prep] | 146 |
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| 22 | thought [pron] was [prep] | 140 |
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| 23 | knew [pron] was [prep] | 119 |
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| 24 | [vb pp] [pron] was [prep] | 119 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pron] was at | 114 |
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| 26 | [v-ing] [pron] was [prep] | 102 |
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| 27 | think [pron] was [prep] | 100 |
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| 28 | [to-vb] [pron] was [prep] | 91 |
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| 29 | [verb] [pron] was for | 88 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] was like | 85 |
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