| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 1646 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 1614 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 1209 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 1172 |
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| 5 | it was [verb] [prep] [be] | 541 |
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| 6 | it was [verb] [prep] [be] | 541 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] | 328 |
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| 8 | he was [verb] [prep] [be] | 325 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 307 |
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| 10 | [adj] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 242 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 217 |
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| 12 | [det] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 177 |
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| 13 | i was [verb] [prep] [be] | 155 |
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| 14 | i was [verb] [prep] [be] | 154 |
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| 15 | [conj] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 149 |
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| 16 | she was [verb] [prep] [be] | 135 |
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| 17 | she was [verb] [prep] [be] | 135 |
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| 18 | this was [verb] [prep] [be] | 130 |
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| 19 | this was [verb] [prep] [be] | 130 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 118 |
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| 21 | [coord] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 113 |
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| 22 | what was [verb] [prep] [be] | 110 |
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| 23 | what was [verb] [prep] [be] | 110 |
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| 24 | [ex0] was [verb] [prep] [be] | 107 |
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| 25 | there was [verb] [prep] [be] | 107 |
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| 26 | there was [verb] [prep] [be] | 107 |
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| 27 | which was [verb] [prep] [be] | 105 |
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| 28 | which was [verb] [prep] [be] | 105 |
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| 29 | and was [verb] [prep] [be] | 91 |
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| 30 | and was [verb] [prep] [be] | 91 |
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