| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [modal v] | 35 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [modal v] | 32 |
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| 3 | it was [modal v] | 19 |
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| 4 | it was [modal v] | 19 |
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| 5 | [noun] was [modal v] | 12 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] was [modal v] | 9 |
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| 7 | [adv] was [modal v] | 7 |
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| 8 | [adv] was [modal v] | 7 |
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| 9 | she was [modal v] | 5 |
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| 10 | i was [modal v] | 5 |
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| 11 | she was [modal v] | 5 |
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| 12 | i was [modal v] | 5 |
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| 13 | was [pron] [modal v] | 198 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [modal v] | 173 |
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| 15 | was [pers pn] [modal v] | 152 |
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| 16 | was [vb pp] [modal v] | 130 |
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| 17 | was [adj] [modal v] | 64 |
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| 18 | was [adj] [modal v] | 53 |
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| 19 | was i [modal v] | 48 |
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| 20 | was i [modal v] | 47 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [modal v] | 37 |
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| 22 | was [Wh det] [modal v] | 29 |
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| 23 | was it [modal v] | 26 |
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| 24 | was it [modal v] | 26 |
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| 25 | was what [modal v] | 26 |
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| 26 | was [conj] [modal v] | 26 |
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| 27 | was what [modal v] | 26 |
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| 28 | was [noun] [modal v] | 25 |
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| 29 | was [coord] [modal v] | 23 |
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| 30 | was [adv] [modal v] | 23 |
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