| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 527 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] was [noun] [noun] | 449 |
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| 3 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] | 437 |
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| 4 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun] [noun prp] | 416 |
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| 5 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun] [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 6 | the [noun sg] were [noun] [noun] | 78 |
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| 7 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun sg] [noun] | 73 |
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| 8 | the [noun sg] [was/were] john [noun] | 21 |
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| 9 | the [noun sg] [was/were] john [noun] | 21 |
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| 10 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [noun] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 11 | the [noun sg] [was/were] mr [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | the [noun sg] [was/were] mr [noun] | 17 |
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| 13 | the other [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 12 |
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| 14 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [n mass] [noun] | 12 |
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| 15 | the [noun sg] [was/were] william [noun] | 11 |
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| 16 | the [noun sg] [was/were] william [noun] | 11 |
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| 17 | the [noun sg] [was/were] mr. [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | the winner [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 10 |
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| 19 | the [noun sg] [was/were] mr. [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | the [noun sg] [was/were] sir [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | the [noun sg] [was/were] sir [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | the architect [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | the day [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | the time [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | the [noun sg] [was/were] professor [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | the year [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | the [noun sg] [was/were] dr [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | the [noun sg] [was/were] dr [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | the man [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | the [noun sg] [was/were] george [noun] | 6 |
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