| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | he was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 83 |
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| 2 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 83 |
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| 3 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 81 |
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| 4 | he was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 78 |
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| 5 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 78 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] to [be] [adj] | 76 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] to [be] [adj] | 76 |
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| 8 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 75 |
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| 9 | he was [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 42 |
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| 10 | he was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [adj] | 41 |
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| 11 | he was going [prep] [be] [adj] | 29 |
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| 12 | he was go [prep] [be] [adj] | 29 |
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| 13 | he was said [prep] [be] [adj] | 11 |
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| 14 | he was say [prep] [be] [adj] | 11 |
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| 15 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] [num] | 7 |
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| 16 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] sick | 7 |
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| 17 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] sick | 7 |
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| 18 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] able | 6 |
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| 19 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] able | 6 |
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| 20 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] one | 6 |
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| 21 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] one | 6 |
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| 22 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] comfortable | 5 |
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| 23 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] comfortable | 5 |
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