| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 92 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 54 |
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| 3 | it [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 42 |
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| 4 | it [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 42 |
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| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 36 |
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| 6 | there [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 36 |
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| 7 | there [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 36 |
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| 8 | [noun] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 13 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 6 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 12 | [det] [was/were] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 17 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 15 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] quite a long [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] quite a long [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a [adv] long [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a [adv] long [noun sg] [prep] | 11 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a very long [noun sg] [prep] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a very long [noun sg] [prep] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a long [adj] [noun sg] [prep] | 14 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a long [adj] [noun sg] [prep] | 14 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a long [noun] [noun sg] [prep] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] [adv] [prep] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a long [noun sg] [noun] [prep] | 6 |
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