| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [noun] [noun] | 1608 |
|
| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] | 1258 |
|
| 3 | it [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 1223 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [noun prp] | 1136 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] [noun] | 581 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [noun sg] | 514 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] were [noun] [noun] | 294 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [noun pl] | 206 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 203 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 176 |
|
| 11 | them [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 12 | i [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 70 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] mr [noun] | 70 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] [was/were] mr [noun] | 70 |
|
| 15 | she [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 62 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] [was/were] mrs [noun] | 56 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [was/were] mrs [noun] | 56 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] time | 39 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] time | 38 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] morning | 27 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] morning | 27 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] [was/were] dr [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [was/were] dr [noun] | 27 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [was/were] [noun] [letter] | 25 |
|
| 25 | you [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] [was/were] john [noun] | 24 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] john [noun] | 24 |
|
| 28 | him [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 23 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] [was/were] christmas [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] [was/were] [letter] [noun] | 22 |
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