| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 20 |
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| 2 | [coord] the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 18 |
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| 3 | and the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 11 |
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| 4 | and the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 11 |
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| 5 | but the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 7 |
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| 6 | but the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 7 |
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| 7 | the [adv] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 8 |
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| 8 | the [adv] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 8 |
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| 9 | the most [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 6 |
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| 10 | the [adj] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 6 |
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| 11 | the most [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 6 |
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| 12 | the only [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 5 |
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| 13 | the only [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 5 |
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| 14 | the [adj] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 5 |
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| 15 | the [adj] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 5 |
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| 16 | the [adj] [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] | 5 |
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| 17 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [that] [conj] | 5 |
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| 18 | the [adj] thing [was/were] that [conj] | 5 |
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| 19 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [conj] | 5 |
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| 20 | the [adj] thing [was/were] that [conj] | 5 |
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| 21 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [pron] | 37 |
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| 22 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [pers pn] | 32 |
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| 23 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] he | 9 |
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| 24 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] he | 9 |
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| 25 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] the | 8 |
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| 26 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 27 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] the | 8 |
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| 28 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 30 | the [adj] thing [was/were] [conj] it | 7 |
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