| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 3510 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 1907 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 1797 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 1453 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 1168 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 381 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 313 |
|
| 8 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 312 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 311 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 309 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 300 |
|
| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 300 |
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| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 257 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 226 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 223 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 211 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 202 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 177 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 177 |
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| 20 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 160 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 157 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 155 |
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| 23 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 139 |
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| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 132 |
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| 25 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 132 |
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| 26 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 100 |
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| 27 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 97 |
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| 28 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 85 |
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| 29 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 85 |
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| 30 | that [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 85 |
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