| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [noun] [noun sg] | 1488 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 1115 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [noun prp] [noun sg] | 542 |
|
| 4 | were [noun] [noun sg] | 266 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [noun] time | 49 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [noun pl] [noun sg] | 46 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [n mass] [noun sg] | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [noun] day | 32 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [noun] morning | 29 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] christmas [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 11 | [was/were] christmas [noun sg] | 28 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [noun] night | 24 |
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| 13 | [was/were] deputy [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] deputy [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] world [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] world [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 17 | [was/were] part [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] part [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [noun] director | 18 |
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| 20 | [was/were] party [noun sg] | 17 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] party [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [noun] minister | 17 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [noun] manager | 17 |
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| 24 | [was/were] sunday [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 25 | [was/were] saturday [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 26 | [was/were] saturday [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | [was/were] sunday [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [noun] money | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [noun] hall | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [noun] leader | 12 |
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