| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] was [adj] | 566 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] was [adj] | 198 |
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| 3 | think was [adj] | 91 |
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| 4 | [to-vb] was [adj] | 86 |
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| 5 | [v-ing] was [adj] | 86 |
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| 6 | say was [adj] | 84 |
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| 7 | do was [adj] | 70 |
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| 8 | thought was [adj] | 67 |
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| 9 | said was [adj] | 52 |
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| 10 | [vb base] was [adj] | 49 |
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| 11 | [vb infin] was [adj] | 45 |
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| 12 | did was [adj] | 38 |
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| 13 | feel was [adj] | 38 |
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| 14 | felt was [adj] | 34 |
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| 15 | [verb] was true | 34 |
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| 16 | [verb] was due | 32 |
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| 17 | see was [adj] | 26 |
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| 18 | [verb] was right | 25 |
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| 19 | know was [adj] | 25 |
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| 20 | use was [adj] | 23 |
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| 21 | have was [adj] | 23 |
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| 22 | used was [adj] | 21 |
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| 23 | [verb] was good | 20 |
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| 24 | [verb] was wrong | 20 |
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| 25 | knew was [adj] | 19 |
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| 26 | had was [adj] | 18 |
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| 27 | make was [adj] | 18 |
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| 28 | [verb] was necessary | 15 |
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| 29 | saw was [adj] | 15 |
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| 30 | [vb -s] was [adj] | 15 |
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