| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 454 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 376 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 342 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 309 |
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| 5 | it was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 132 |
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| 6 | it was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 132 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 81 |
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| 8 | he was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 81 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 71 |
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| 10 | i was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 54 |
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| 11 | i was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 54 |
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| 12 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 50 |
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| 13 | she was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 40 |
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| 14 | she was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 40 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 36 |
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| 16 | [det] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 31 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 26 |
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| 18 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 26 |
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| 19 | this was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 23 |
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| 20 | this was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 23 |
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| 21 | [coord] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 21 |
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| 22 | who was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 19 |
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| 23 | who was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 19 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 19 |
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| 25 | which was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 17 |
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| 26 | which was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 17 |
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| 27 | [num] was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 15 |
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| 28 | and was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 15 |
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| 29 | and was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 15 |
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| 30 | there was [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 14 |
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