| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 24882 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 16381 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 13401 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 13322 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 7293 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 3724 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 3147 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 3120 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2672 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2672 |
|
| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2155 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2140 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 2000 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1974 |
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| 15 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1943 |
|
| 16 | she [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1926 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1886 |
|
| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1815 |
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| 19 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1452 |
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| 20 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1293 |
|
| 21 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1105 |
|
| 22 | which [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1105 |
|
| 23 | and [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1039 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 1039 |
|
| 25 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 913 |
|
| 26 | we [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 891 |
|
| 27 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 861 |
|
| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 816 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 804 |
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| 30 | who [was/were] [verb] [adv] | 804 |
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