| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 264 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 243 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 231 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] | 187 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [num] [noun] | 118 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 113 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 105 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 104 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 94 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [det] [noun] | 93 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 92 |
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| 13 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] year | 50 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] years | 46 |
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| 15 | it [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 16 | it [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 45 |
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| 17 | they [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 22 | who [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] jail for [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] jailed for [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 26 | which [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] look for [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] month | 26 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] looking for [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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