| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 2248 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adj] [noun] | 1991 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 1668 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 1270 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] | 1250 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun] | 981 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 955 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 954 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 780 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 609 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 606 |
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| 12 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 510 |
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| 13 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 510 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 498 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 315 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 309 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 305 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 303 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 301 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] that [noun] | 293 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] that [noun] | 293 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] last [noun] | 280 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] last [noun] | 280 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 250 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] | 246 |
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| 26 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 225 |
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| 27 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 225 |
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| 28 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 220 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 219 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] this [noun] | 218 |
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