| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 2627 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 2221 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 1579 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 1445 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 740 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 552 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 552 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 389 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 367 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 364 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 315 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 302 |
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| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 217 |
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| 14 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 211 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 202 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 191 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 181 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 180 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 171 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 171 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 157 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 152 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 152 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 150 |
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| 25 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 143 |
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| 26 | [ex0] [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 143 |
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| 27 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 143 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 142 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 142 |
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| 30 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] be | 132 |
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