| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 1782 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 1127 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 962 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 918 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 517 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 289 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 289 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 271 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 229 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 213 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 213 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 193 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 184 |
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| 14 | [det] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 125 |
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| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 101 |
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| 16 | [num] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 90 |
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| 17 | she [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 88 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 88 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 86 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 82 |
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| 21 | which [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 82 |
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| 22 | [coord] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 76 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 72 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 72 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 67 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 64 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 64 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 59 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 59 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 51 |
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