| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 1473 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 1233 |
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| 3 | [noun] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 1169 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 782 |
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| 5 | it was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 591 |
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| 6 | it was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 591 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 326 |
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| 8 | he was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 305 |
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| 9 | he was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 305 |
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| 10 | i was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 186 |
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| 11 | i was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 186 |
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| 12 | she was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 145 |
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| 13 | she was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 145 |
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| 14 | [conj] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 132 |
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| 15 | [coord] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 114 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 102 |
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| 17 | and was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 93 |
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| 18 | and was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 93 |
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| 19 | which was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 91 |
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| 20 | which was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 91 |
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| 21 | [adj] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 73 |
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| 22 | [ex0] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 23 | there was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 24 | there was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 54 |
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| 26 | [det] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 49 |
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| 27 | who was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 28 | who was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 48 |
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| 30 | this was [adj] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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