| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 2606 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 2116 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1495 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 1435 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 736 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 509 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 509 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 383 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 358 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 355 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 309 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 296 |
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| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 213 |
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| 14 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 205 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 199 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 188 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 174 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 173 |
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| 19 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 167 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 167 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 156 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 149 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 143 |
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| 24 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 143 |
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| 25 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 141 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 141 |
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| 27 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 130 |
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| 28 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 130 |
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| 29 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 129 |
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| 30 | there [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 129 |
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