| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 1749 |
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| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 964 |
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| 3 | there [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 964 |
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| 4 | there [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 964 |
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| 5 | [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 832 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 656 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 530 |
|
| 8 | it [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 258 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 258 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 251 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 250 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 202 |
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| 13 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 140 |
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| 14 | [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 105 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 96 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 75 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 75 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 75 |
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| 19 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 72 |
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| 20 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 72 |
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| 21 | [conj] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 67 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 62 |
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| 23 | she [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 61 |
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| 24 | [coord] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 60 |
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| 25 | and [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 55 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 55 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 44 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 44 |
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