| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 1359 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 1173 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 765 |
|
| 4 | it [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 765 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 704 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 370 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 170 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 149 |
|
| 9 | he [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 123 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 123 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 95 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 95 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 82 |
|
| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 79 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 77 |
|
| 16 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 66 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 62 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 61 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 61 |
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| 20 | she [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 59 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 59 |
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| 22 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 54 |
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| 23 | [det] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 53 |
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| 24 | there [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 25 | [ex0] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 26 | [coord] [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 27 | there [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 28 | which [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 35 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 35 |
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| 30 | what [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 31 |
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