| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 1920 |
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| 2 | [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] was [verb] | 1772 |
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| 3 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 1655 |
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| 4 | i [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 716 |
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| 5 | i [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 716 |
|
| 6 | [pron] [vb past] he was [verb] | 691 |
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| 7 | [pron] [vb past] he was [verb] | 683 |
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| 8 | [pron] thought [pron] was [verb] | 568 |
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| 9 | he [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 499 |
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| 10 | he [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 495 |
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| 11 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was go | 489 |
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| 12 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was going | 484 |
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| 13 | she [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 437 |
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| 14 | she [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 437 |
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| 15 | [pron] knew [pron] was [verb] | 419 |
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| 16 | [pron] [vb past] i was [verb] | 408 |
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| 17 | [pron] [vb past] i was [verb] | 406 |
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| 18 | [pron] [vb past] she was [verb] | 381 |
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| 19 | [pron] [vb past] she was [verb] | 378 |
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| 20 | [pron] said [pron] was [verb] | 313 |
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| 21 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was [vb pp] | 312 |
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| 22 | [pron] [vb past] it was [verb] | 253 |
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| 23 | [pron] [vb past] it was [verb] | 253 |
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| 24 | [pron] [vb past] [Wh det] was [verb] | 184 |
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| 25 | [pron] [vb past] what was [verb] | 178 |
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| 26 | [pron] [vb past] what was [verb] | 178 |
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| 27 | they [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 116 |
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| 28 | they [vb past] [pron] was [verb] | 115 |
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| 29 | [pron] felt [pron] was [verb] | 96 |
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| 30 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was gon | 84 |
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