| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] and [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 1065 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] was [verb] | 933 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] | 619 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] | 571 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [coord] it [was/were] [verb] | 305 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] were [verb] | 276 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [coord] he [was/were] [verb] | 275 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [coord] i [was/were] [verb] | 253 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [coord] she [was/were] [verb] | 146 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] but [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 137 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [coord] they [was/were] [verb] | 132 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [coord] we [was/were] [verb] | 73 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] go | 64 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] going | 55 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] take | 36 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] look | 22 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] give | 22 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] looking | 22 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [coord] you [was/were] [verb] | 22 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] make | 21 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] taken | 20 |
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| 22 | day [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 20 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] given | 19 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [to-vb] | 19 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] try | 18 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] do | 18 |
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| 27 | night [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] | 18 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] force | 18 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] trying | 17 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] sit | 17 |
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