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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun prp] [was/were] the [noun sg]	1264
2	[noun prp] was the [noun]	1250
3	[noun prp] were the [noun]	159
4	[noun prp] [was/were] the [noun pl]	86
5	[noun prp] [was/were] the [noun prp]	49
6	[noun prp] [was/were] the man	35
7	[noun prp] [was/were] the man	34
8	[noun prp] [was/were] the centre	33
9	[noun prp] [was/were] the centre	33
10	[noun prp] [was/were] the son	28
11	[noun prp] [was/were] the son	25
12	[noun prp] [was/were] the star	22
13	[noun prp] [was/were] the sort	18
14	[noun prp] [was/were] the sort	18
15	[noun prp] [was/were] the daughter	17
16	[noun prp] [was/were] the star	17
17	[noun prp] [was/were] the place	17
18	[noun prp] [was/were] the place	17
19	[noun prp] [was/were] the father	17
20	[noun prp] [was/were] the father	17
21	[noun prp] [was/were] the daughter	17
22	[noun prp] [was/were] the result	16
23	[noun prp] [was/were] the scene	16
24	[noun prp] [was/were] the result	16
25	[noun prp] [was/were] the world	15
26	[noun prp] [was/were] the scene	15
27	[noun prp] [was/were] the world	15
28	[noun prp] [was/were] the subject	15
29	[noun prp] [was/were] the subject	15
30	[noun prp] [was/were] the victim	14