| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 4784 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 4592 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [adj] | 4490 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 2149 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] | 2108 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] | 1797 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1691 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] in [adj] | 1633 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1291 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1290 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 1270 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1160 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1154 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] by [adj] | 1109 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 1060 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 948 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 948 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 826 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 794 |
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| 20 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] to [adj] | 574 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 565 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 564 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] with [adj] | 518 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] for [adj] | 467 |
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| 25 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 405 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] this | 399 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] on [adj] | 399 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] this | 399 |
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| 29 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 398 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] | 386 |
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