| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [coord] [verb] | 1833 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] and [verb] | 1649 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] and [verb] | 1649 |
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| 4 | was [adj] [conj] [verb] | 1410 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [vb past] | 1168 |
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| 6 | were [adj] [conj] [verb] | 546 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [vb pp] | 334 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [v-ing] | 285 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] have | 200 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] had | 175 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [vb base] | 122 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] but [verb] | 106 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] but [verb] | 106 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [subord] [verb] | 84 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] or [verb] | 76 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] or [verb] | 76 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] do | 70 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] did | 68 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adj] when [verb] | 41 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adj] when [verb] | 41 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adj] [that] [verb] | 39 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] that [verb] | 39 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] that [verb] | 39 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] make | 32 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] say | 32 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] said | 29 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] [to-vb] | 29 |
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| 28 | [was/were] dead [conj] [verb] | 28 |
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| 29 | [was/were] married [conj] [verb] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adj] [conj] need | 24 |
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