| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 1618 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 1488 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 1103 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 682 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 525 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 525 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 287 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 284 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 252 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 248 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 215 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 193 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 149 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 139 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 133 |
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| 17 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 111 |
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| 18 | [det] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 82 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 73 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 71 |
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| 21 | you [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 62 |
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| 22 | you [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 62 |
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| 23 | this [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 24 | this [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 26 | who [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 46 |
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| 27 | who [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 46 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 46 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 40 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 36 |
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