| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 4803 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 4206 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 4082 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 2352 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 1243 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 1241 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 934 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 849 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 831 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 818 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 704 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 703 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 498 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 498 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 479 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 369 |
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| 17 | [det] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 366 |
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| 18 | she [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 365 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 298 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 281 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 281 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 269 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 262 |
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| 24 | we [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 256 |
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| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 254 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 168 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 168 |
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| 28 | which [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 165 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 165 |
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| 30 | that [was/were] [prep] the [noun] | 159 |
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