| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 2515 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 2457 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 2174 |
|
| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 1243 |
|
| 5 | it [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 637 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 637 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 593 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 580 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 533 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 531 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 318 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 315 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 242 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 237 |
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| 15 | she [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 234 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 234 |
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| 17 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 207 |
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| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 186 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 149 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 144 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 144 |
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| 22 | we [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 136 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 135 |
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| 24 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 25 | [det] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 129 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 114 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 105 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 105 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 101 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 101 |
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