| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] | 2441 |
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| 2 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 2332 |
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| 3 | [conj] was [adv] [verb] | 2259 |
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| 4 | and [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 1887 |
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| 5 | and [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 1887 |
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| 6 | [conj] were [adv] [verb] | 811 |
|
| 7 | [that] [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 598 |
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| 8 | that [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 598 |
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| 9 | that [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 598 |
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| 10 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 556 |
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| 11 | but [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 396 |
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| 12 | but [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 396 |
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| 13 | [conj] [was/were] now [verb] | 149 |
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| 14 | [conj] [was/were] then [verb] | 144 |
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| 15 | [subord] [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 141 |
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| 16 | [conj] [was/were] also [verb] | 119 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] still [verb] | 118 |
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| 18 | [conj] [was/were] later [verb] | 117 |
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| 19 | [conj] [was/were] never [verb] | 100 |
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| 20 | [conj] [was/were] soon [verb] | 82 |
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| 21 | as [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 68 |
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| 22 | as [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 68 |
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| 23 | than [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 67 |
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| 24 | than [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 67 |
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| 25 | [conj] [was/were] originally [verb] | 65 |
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| 26 | [conj] [was/were] only [verb] | 64 |
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| 27 | [conj] [was/were] eventually [verb] | 62 |
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| 28 | [conj] [was/were] subsequently [verb] | 61 |
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| 29 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] | 59 |
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| 30 | [conj] [was/were] immediately [verb] | 54 |
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