| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 528 |
|
| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 273 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 255 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 180 |
|
| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 170 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 63 |
|
| 7 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 62 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 62 |
|
| 9 | [Wh det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 48 |
|
| 10 | [adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 44 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 36 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 36 |
|
| 13 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 36 |
|
| 14 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 35 |
|
| 15 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 34 |
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| 16 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 33 |
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| 17 | which [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 33 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 30 |
|
| 19 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 30 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 30 |
|
| 21 | [det] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 27 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 26 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 20 |
|
| 24 | and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 20 |
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| 25 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 16 |
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| 26 | this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 16 |
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| 27 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 15 |
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| 28 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 15 |
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| 29 | what [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 14 |
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| 30 | what [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 14 |
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