| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] be [adj] | 139 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [was/were] [adj] | 93 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [be] [adj] | 91 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [be] [adj] | 85 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] was [adj] | 74 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [be] [adj] | 54 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [be] [adj] | 40 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [is] [adj] | 24 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] is [adj] | 21 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] were [adj] | 19 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] do [be] [adj] | 10 |
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| 12 | [was/were] doing [be] [adj] | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [to-vb] [be] [adj] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [been] [adj] | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] been [adj] | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] have [be] [adj] | 7 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] being [adj] | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] say [be] [adj] | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [being] [adj] | 7 |
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| 20 | [was/were] saying [be] [adj] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] are [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [am/are] [adj] | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] to have [be] [adj] | 5 |
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