| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 95258 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 52144 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 47448 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 36780 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 27646 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 13495 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10342 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 10287 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 8036 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 8034 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6739 |
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| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6546 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 6196 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5646 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5625 |
|
| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5239 |
|
| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 5018 |
|
| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4922 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4922 |
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| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4780 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4309 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4269 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4025 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 4025 |
|
| 25 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3779 |
|
| 26 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3211 |
|
| 27 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3126 |
|
| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3126 |
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| 29 | [num] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 2037 |
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| 30 | we [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 2032 |
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