| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 56 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 44 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 40 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 23 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 17 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 14 |
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| 7 | which [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 13 |
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| 8 | which [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 13 |
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| 9 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 10 |
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| 10 | that [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 11 | it [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 12 | that [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 13 | [that] [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 14 | it [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 7 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 207 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 203 |
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| 19 | [was/were] report [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 73 |
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| 20 | [was/were] reported [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 73 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 34 |
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| 22 | [was/were] said [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 34 |
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| 23 | [was/were] say [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 34 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 33 |
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| 25 | [was/were] thought [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 20 |
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| 26 | [was/were] think [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 20 |
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| 27 | [was/were] believe [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] believed [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] alleged [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 13 |
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