| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [prep] be [verb] | 1390 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [prep] be [verb] | 1146 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [prep] be [verb] | 527 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [prep] be [verb] | 298 |
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| 5 | it was [prep] be [verb] | 170 |
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| 6 | it was [prep] be [verb] | 170 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] was [prep] be [verb] | 157 |
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| 8 | [adj] was [prep] be [verb] | 130 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] was [prep] be [verb] | 130 |
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| 10 | which was [prep] be [verb] | 123 |
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| 11 | which was [prep] be [verb] | 123 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] was [prep] be [verb] | 101 |
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| 13 | [det] was [prep] be [verb] | 94 |
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| 14 | [conj] was [prep] be [verb] | 79 |
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| 15 | this was [prep] be [verb] | 69 |
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| 16 | he was [prep] be [verb] | 69 |
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| 17 | he was [prep] be [verb] | 69 |
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| 18 | this was [prep] be [verb] | 69 |
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| 19 | [verb] was [prep] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 20 | [coord] was [prep] be [verb] | 33 |
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| 21 | that was [prep] be [verb] | 32 |
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| 22 | what was [prep] be [verb] | 32 |
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| 23 | that was [prep] be [verb] | 32 |
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| 24 | what was [prep] be [verb] | 32 |
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| 25 | [that] was [prep] be [verb] | 32 |
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| 26 | she was [prep] be [verb] | 30 |
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| 27 | she was [prep] be [verb] | 30 |
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| 28 | i was [prep] be [verb] | 27 |
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| 29 | [indef pn] was [prep] be [verb] | 27 |
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| 30 | and was [prep] be [verb] | 26 |
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