| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 974 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 533 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 533 |
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| 4 | of the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 364 |
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| 5 | of the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 364 |
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| 6 | [subord] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 354 |
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| 7 | that the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 312 |
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| 8 | that the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 312 |
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| 9 | [that] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 312 |
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| 10 | [coord] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 308 |
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| 11 | and the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 200 |
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| 12 | and the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 200 |
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| 13 | [adv] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 149 |
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| 14 | [adj] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 144 |
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| 15 | [noun] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 140 |
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| 16 | [det] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 120 |
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| 17 | [adv] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 117 |
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| 18 | [verb] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 109 |
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| 19 | all the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 105 |
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| 20 | all the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 105 |
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| 21 | but the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 100 |
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| 22 | but the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 100 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 87 |
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| 24 | when the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 55 |
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| 25 | when the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 55 |
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| 26 | if the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 51 |
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| 27 | if the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 51 |
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| 28 | as the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 50 |
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| 29 | [vb past] the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 50 |
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| 30 | as the [noun pl] [was/were] [adj] | 50 |
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