| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [noun] [noun] | 1608 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [noun prp] [noun] | 1456 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [noun] [noun prp] | 1333 |
|
| 4 | it was [noun] [noun] | 1199 |
|
| 5 | it was [noun] [noun] | 1199 |
|
| 6 | [pron] was [noun] [noun sg] | 630 |
|
| 7 | [pron] was [noun sg] [noun] | 567 |
|
| 8 | there was [noun] [noun] | 265 |
|
| 9 | [ex0] was [noun] [noun] | 265 |
|
| 10 | there was [noun] [noun] | 265 |
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| 11 | he was [noun] [noun] | 222 |
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| 12 | he was [noun] [noun] | 200 |
|
| 13 | [Wh pn] was [noun] [noun] | 91 |
|
| 14 | [Wh det] was [noun] [noun] | 76 |
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| 15 | [pron] was [noun] [noun pl] | 76 |
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| 16 | who was [noun] [noun] | 75 |
|
| 17 | who was [noun] [noun] | 75 |
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| 18 | [pron] was mr [noun] | 74 |
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| 19 | [pron] was mr [noun] | 74 |
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| 20 | i was [noun] [noun] | 66 |
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| 21 | she was [noun] [noun] | 64 |
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| 22 | i was [noun] [noun] | 61 |
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| 23 | [pron] was mrs [noun] | 60 |
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| 24 | [pron] was mrs [noun] | 60 |
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| 25 | she was [noun] [noun] | 59 |
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| 26 | they was [noun] [noun] | 51 |
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| 27 | them was [noun] [noun] | 47 |
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| 28 | [indef pn] was [noun] [noun] | 45 |
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| 29 | one was [noun] [noun] | 40 |
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| 30 | one was [noun] [noun] | 40 |
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