| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 625 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 349 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 285 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 193 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 182 |
|
| 6 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 70 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 70 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 69 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 60 |
|
| 10 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 49 |
|
| 11 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 38 |
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| 13 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 35 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 35 |
|
| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 35 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 34 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 33 |
|
| 18 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 32 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 29 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 29 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 29 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 25 |
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| 23 | [num] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 21 |
|
| 24 | [ex0] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 20 |
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| 25 | there [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 20 |
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| 26 | there [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 20 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 19 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 19 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] | 18 |
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