| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pron] was [verb] | 9344 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 6999 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] | 6194 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] | 4734 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] | 2533 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] which [was/were] [verb] | 2444 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] which [was/were] [verb] | 2444 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [pron] were [verb] | 2142 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] he [was/were] [verb] | 1907 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] he [was/were] [verb] | 1907 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] | 1612 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] who [was/were] [verb] | 1611 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] who [was/were] [verb] | 1611 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] | 1315 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] it [was/were] [verb] | 1315 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [verb] | 1167 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] i [was/were] [verb] | 1167 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] she [was/were] [verb] | 931 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] she [was/were] [verb] | 931 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] | 923 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] they [was/were] [verb] | 923 |
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| 22 | time [pron] [was/were] [verb] | 724 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] | 551 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] we [was/were] [verb] | 483 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] we [was/were] [verb] | 483 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] go | 417 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] going | 397 |
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| 28 | way [pron] [was/were] [verb] | 358 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] you [was/were] [verb] | 268 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] you [was/were] [verb] | 268 |
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