| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the [noun sg] | 1058 |
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| 2 | [noun] [noun] was the [noun] | 1021 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [noun] [was/were] the [noun] | 627 |
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| 4 | [noun] [noun sg] [was/were] the [noun] | 600 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [noun] [was/were] the [noun] | 526 |
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| 6 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] the [noun] | 427 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun] were the [noun] | 184 |
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| 8 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] the [noun] | 162 |
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| 9 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 10 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the [noun prp] | 56 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [noun] [was/were] the [noun] | 40 |
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| 12 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the result | 23 |
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| 13 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the star | 23 |
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| 14 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the result | 23 |
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| 15 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the subject | 22 |
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| 16 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the subject | 22 |
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| 17 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the man | 20 |
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| 18 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the man | 20 |
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| 19 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the star | 18 |
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| 20 | mr [noun] [was/were] the [noun] | 17 |
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| 21 | mr [noun] [was/were] the [noun] | 17 |
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| 22 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the centre | 14 |
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| 23 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the centre | 14 |
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| 24 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the fact | 13 |
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| 25 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the fact | 13 |
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| 26 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the key | 13 |
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| 27 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the key | 13 |
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| 28 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the scene | 13 |
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| 29 | [noun] point [was/were] the [noun] | 12 |
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| 30 | [noun] [noun] [was/were] the scene | 12 |
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