| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pron] [vb mod] | 427 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [pers pn] [modal v] | 374 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] [pron] [modal v] | 268 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [pron] would | 225 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [pron] would | 182 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [pron] [modal v] | 148 |
|
| 7 | was tell [pron] [modal v] | 88 |
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| 8 | was told [pron] [modal v] | 88 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [pron] could | 88 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [pron] could | 88 |
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| 11 | was [verb] he [modal v] | 86 |
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| 12 | was [verb] he [modal v] | 86 |
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| 13 | was [verb] it [modal v] | 70 |
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| 14 | was [verb] it [modal v] | 70 |
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| 15 | was [verb] i [modal v] | 68 |
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| 16 | was [verb] i [modal v] | 68 |
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| 17 | was hope [pron] [modal v] | 57 |
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| 18 | was hoping [pron] [modal v] | 56 |
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| 19 | was [verb] she [modal v] | 45 |
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| 20 | was [verb] she [modal v] | 45 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [pron] 'd | 43 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [pron] should | 39 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [pron] should | 39 |
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| 24 | was [verb] you [modal v] | 37 |
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| 25 | was [verb] you [modal v] | 37 |
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| 26 | was [verb] they [modal v] | 36 |
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| 27 | was [verb] they [modal v] | 36 |
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| 28 | was think [pron] [modal v] | 32 |
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| 29 | was [verb] we [modal v] | 31 |
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| 30 | was [verb] we [modal v] | 29 |
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