| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 2515 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 2091 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1468 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1392 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 711 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 549 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 549 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 360 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 331 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 328 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 314 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 295 |
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| 13 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 211 |
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| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 206 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 190 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 179 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 169 |
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| 18 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 169 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 157 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 156 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 149 |
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| 22 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 143 |
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| 23 | [ex0] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 143 |
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| 24 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 143 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 141 |
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| 26 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 137 |
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| 27 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 137 |
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| 28 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 134 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 134 |
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| 30 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 132 |
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