| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 234 |
|
| 2 | [pron] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 119 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 114 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 75 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 70 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 45 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 29 |
|
| 8 | he [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 29 |
|
| 9 | it [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 24 |
|
| 10 | it [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 24 |
|
| 11 | [Wh pn] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 21 |
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| 12 | [conj] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 21 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 14 | [coord] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 15 | who [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 20 |
|
| 16 | who [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 20 |
|
| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 16 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 13 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 13 |
|
| 20 | [det] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 21 | they [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 22 | they [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 11 |
|
| 23 | which [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 24 | which [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 25 | she [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 26 | she [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 9 |
|
| 27 | but [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 7 |
|
| 28 | this [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [num] [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 7 |
|
| 30 | but [was/were] say [prep] [be] | 7 |
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