| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [indef pn] was [verb] [prep] | 723 |
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| 2 | [indef pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] | 455 |
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| 3 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 295 |
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| 4 | one [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 241 |
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| 5 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] in | 139 |
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| 6 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] to | 108 |
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| 7 | everyone [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 98 |
|
| 8 | everything [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 92 |
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| 9 | nothing [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 82 |
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| 10 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] for | 81 |
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| 11 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] at | 76 |
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| 12 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] by | 72 |
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| 13 | something [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 60 |
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| 14 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] about | 56 |
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| 15 | someone [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 53 |
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| 16 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] on | 49 |
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| 17 | [indef pn] were [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 18 | [indef pn] [was/were] do [prep] | 38 |
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| 19 | [indef pn] [was/were] done [prep] | 37 |
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| 20 | everybody [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 36 |
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| 21 | [indef pn] [was/were] going [prep] | 34 |
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| 22 | [indef pn] [was/were] go [prep] | 34 |
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| 23 | [indef pn] [was/were] look [prep] | 33 |
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| 24 | [indef pn] [was/were] talk [prep] | 32 |
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| 25 | [indef pn] [was/were] talking [prep] | 32 |
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| 26 | [indef pn] [was/were] looking [prep] | 29 |
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| 27 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] with | 27 |
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| 28 | [indef pn] [was/were] [verb] from | 23 |
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| 29 | [indef pn] [was/were] say [prep] | 23 |
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| 30 | [indef pn] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] | 21 |
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