| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 727 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 422 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 235 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 231 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 170 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 60 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 8 | it [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 9 | [adj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 10 | [conj] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 12 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 16 | [det] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 17 | [coord] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 21 | and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 24 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 25 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 26 | this [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 27 | she [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 29 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 30 | who [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 14 |
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