| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [verb] to be | 1631 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] to be | 1530 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] was [verb] to be | 1199 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [verb] to be | 1105 |
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| 5 | it was [verb] to be | 501 |
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| 6 | it was [verb] to be | 501 |
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| 7 | he was [verb] to be | 319 |
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| 8 | he was [verb] to be | 316 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] was [verb] to be | 303 |
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| 10 | [adj] was [verb] to be | 236 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] was [verb] to be | 212 |
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| 12 | [det] was [verb] to be | 171 |
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| 13 | i was [verb] to be | 148 |
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| 14 | [conj] was [verb] to be | 148 |
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| 15 | i was [verb] to be | 147 |
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| 16 | this was [verb] to be | 128 |
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| 17 | this was [verb] to be | 128 |
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| 18 | she was [verb] to be | 126 |
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| 19 | she was [verb] to be | 126 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] was [verb] to be | 117 |
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| 21 | [coord] was [verb] to be | 113 |
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| 22 | what was [verb] to be | 108 |
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| 23 | what was [verb] to be | 108 |
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| 24 | which was [verb] to be | 102 |
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| 25 | which was [verb] to be | 102 |
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| 26 | there was [verb] to be | 96 |
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| 27 | there was [verb] to be | 96 |
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| 28 | [ex0] was [verb] to be | 96 |
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| 29 | and was [verb] to be | 91 |
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| 30 | and was [verb] to be | 91 |
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